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    Airframe Family: Ryan ST / PT-16 / PT-20 / PT-21 / PT-22 Recruit / PT-23 / PT-25
    Latest Model:ST-A Special
    Construction Number:0118
    Last Civil Registration:VH-ROM
    Compressed ID:Ryan ST-A cn 0118 cr VH-ROM
    Latest Owner or Location:Peter Roy Nelson, Mapleton, QLD

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    Dates

    Event

    1936

    Constructed as a ST-A.
    Built by Ryan Aeronautical Co at Lindberg Field, San Diego, California

    June 1936

    To Jacob Schoelkopf with new c/r NC14986.

    Operated by Ryan School of Aeronautics, Lindberg Field, San Diego.
    Operated with markings: 13

    28 October 1955

    Certificate of airworthiness for N14986 (ST-A, 118) issued.

    From 1962 to 1964

    To Robert F. Lyjak, Ann Arbor, MI with new c/r N1151.

    11 April 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 81359: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:45 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Milan Airport, Milan, MI. Suffered a hard landing on touch down. The gear collapsed on touch down. The factors included; overload failure.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    From 1966 to 1972

    To Philip E. Guiles, Yarmouth, ME keeping c/r N1151.

    1975

    To David M. Boyd, Tulsa, OK keeping c/r N1151.

    1976

    To Troy E. Stimson, Justin Texas.

    Restored.
    At Ft.Worth, Texas by Troy Stimson.

    18 February 1976

    To Troy E. Stimson, Fort Worth, TX with new c/r N14986.

    10 May 2003


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At Kemble, UK

    September 2010

    To Alain Grisay, Kemble, Gloucestershire, UK keeping c/r N14986.

    2011

    5 February 2013

    To NC14986 Inc, Cheyenne, WY keeping c/r N14986.

    21 July 2017

    To Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Suffolk keeping c/r N14986.

    8 March 2018

    To Peter Roy Nelson, Queensland keeping c/r N14986.
    VH-ROM reserved.

    17 May 2018

    To Nelson Peter Roy, Queensland keeping c/r N14986.

    10 January 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N14986.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Okc, OK.

    30 January 2019

    To Peter Roy Nelson, Mapleton, QLD with new c/r VH-ROM.

    1 August 2024


    Photographer: Mick McKean
    Notes: Ryan ST-A VH-ROM parked at Caboolture Airfield (YCAB), Caboolture, Queensland, Australia.
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    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
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