Single-engine piston

N48742

1941 Ryan PT-22

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1941
Serial
1298
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Kinner R5 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
1941 Ryan PT-22
Representative photo of a Ryan PT-22. Not a photo of N48742.
Registration record

N48742 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Ryan PT-22 (FAA: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR)
Serial
1298
Engines
Kinner R5 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
1991-09-06
Airworthiness date
1959-04-08
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A60599
Mode S (octal)
51402631
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-08-25
    Accident at Camarillo, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1991-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N48742.
  • 1959-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N48742

N48742 is a 1941 Ryan PT-22 (FAA model ST3KR), serial number 1298. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 1991 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Kinner R5 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 8, 1959.

N48742 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-08-25 Accident · Camarillo, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX01LA288
Reported aircraft: Ryan ST3KR
Probable cause: The improper fabrication/reassembly and inspection of the engine throttle control linkage during aircraft restoration by the operator, and the failure of the operator's inspection personnel to detect the error during subsequent annual inspections.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.