# NTSB Accident NYC89LA196
> **RYAN ST-3KR** · 1989-08-20 · FACTORYVILLE, PA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89LA196
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29240
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-20
- **Location:** FACTORYVILLE, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.560497, -75.780494
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RYAN
- **Model:** ST-3KR
- **Registration:** N239
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE DITCH WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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