N50870 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR built in 1941. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 15, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR cancelled August 15, 2013
- Serial number
- 1042
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1941
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- April 11, 2001
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Alemeda, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N50870
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ryan ST3KR · serial 1042
The airplane's encounter with a strong updraft at the end of the runway that induced an increase in the wing's angle of attack to the critical point, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site