Welcome to the Ryan Sport Trainer survivors page. This list was created to show pictures of surviving ST, STA, STM and PT-20 Ryans and to give a brief history of each aircraft. If you can provide pictures, information or corrections please email us
Special thanks to Roger Cain, Ev Cassagneres, James Kightly, Graham Orphan, Tulio Soto and the photographers listed below.
Ryan STA
(picture not available) S/N 104, N14911, registered to Robert De Vries in San Luis Obispo, CA
S/N 110, N14954, registered to William Field in Hayward, CA (picture pulled from Bud Field Aviation web site.)
(picture not available) S/N 111, N86555, registered to Fred Barber in Stone Mountain, GA
(picture not available) S/N 112, N14956, registered to Larry Lee in Atlanta, GA
(picture not available) S/N 113, N14957, registered to Fred Barder in Stone Mountain, GA
(picture not available) S/N 114, N14982, registered to Bernard Burger in Orange County, CA
(picture not available) S/N 115, N14983, registered to Gordan Autry in Lakewood, CO
S/N 116, N14984, registered to Daniel Mairani in San Francisco, CA - this is a unique Ryan in that it is a PT20 but has the serial number of an STA. (photo by Roger Cain)
(picture not available) S/N 117, N14985, registered to Ted Teach in Dayton, OH
(picture not available) S/N 118, N14986, registered to Troy Stimson in Ft. Worth, TX
S/N 124, N14987, registered to John Richards in Ventura, CA (photo by Roger Cain at Merced, CA 1989)
S/N 128, N16039, registered to Carlene Mendieta in San Ramon, CA - this is the famous Tex Rankin Ryan (photo by Dan Linn)
(picture not available) S/N 132, VH-UVQ, registered in Australia to L. Zuccoli
(picture not available) S/N 133, N14955, registered to Stephen Freeman in Memphis, TN
(picture not available) S/N 148, N26JC registered to Shadetree Aviation in Carson City, NV
(picture not available) S/N 149, N17346, registered to William Rose in Barrington, IL
(picture not available) S/N 151, N27JG, registered to John Gosney in Laramie, WY
(picture not available) S/N 154, N17351, registered to William Halverson in Henderson, NV
(picture not available) S/N 156, N17352, registered to M and D Aero Services in Wilmington, DE
(picture not available) S/N 157, N17353, registered to Creative Interiors in Wichita, KS
S/N 162, N17357, registered to Don Carter in Sonoma, CA (photo by Roger Cain)
(picture not available) S/N 166, N17361, on display San Diego Aerospace Museum
(picture not available) S/N 172, N17367, registered to George Tork in Rome, NY
(picture not available) S/N 174, N17369, registered to Argie Tidmore in Pottsville, PA
(picture not available) S/N 177, N17364, registered to William Rose in Barrington, IL
(picture not available) S/N 193, N17347, registered to William Rose in Barrington, IL
S/N 195, N17349, registered to EAA in Oshkosh, WI (photo by Dan Linn)
(picture not available) S/N 198, N18902, registered to Airpower Museum in Ottumwa, IA
S/N 312, N18922, registered to Artemis Aviation in Wilmington, DE (photo by Roger Cain, Watsonville, CA 1998)
(picture not available) S/N 322, N18923, registered to John Schwamm in Achorage, AK
(picture not available) S/N 355, N9E, registered to David Newcomer in Portsmouth, VA
(picture not available) S/N 476, N7779, registered to James Morris in Murrieta, CA
Ryan STA Special
S/N 173, N17368, registered to Dino Terrana in White Salmon, WA (photo by Roger Cain at Oshkosh, WI 1992)
S/N 184, N17360, registered to Gunther Kaelberer in Mesa, AZ (photo by Dan Linn taken in Leesburg, FL)
S/N 188, N18904, registered to Roger Sherman in Leesburg, FL (photo by Dan Linn)
(picture not available) S/N 192, N17350, registered to Fred Spec, Claysville, PA
S/N 197, N17348, registered to David Masters in Palo Alto, CA (photo by Roger Cain)
(picture not available) S/N 339, N18921, registered to Ryan STA, INC in Wallkill, NY
(picture not available) S/N 457, N8146, registered to Gary Kozak in Downers Grove, IL
Ryan STM
(picture not available) S/N 302, N302D, with William Dodd in Lincolnshire, IL
(picture not available) S/N 304, N10535, with Robert Webb in Tarpon Springs, FL
(picture not available) S/N 450, VH-AHF, S-14, RAAF A50-7, in storage with a private owner in Australia
(picture not available) S/N 454, VH-WEB, S-18, RAAF A50-27, in storage with G. Hosking, Australia
S/N 458, N17343, resent sale from Palm Springs, CA (photo by Roger Cain, Oshkosh, WI 1992)
S/N 459, VH-AWG, S-23, RAAF A50-11, flying with G. Hosking, Australia (photo copyright, James Kightly, Air Heritage, JKightly@yahoo.com.au)
S/N 465, VH-AGW, S-29, RAAF A50-22, flying with G. Hosking, Australia (photo copyright, James Kightly, Air Heritage, JKightly@yahoo.com.au)
(picture not available) S/N 466, N466WA, flying with Willis Allen, San Diego, CA
(picture not available) S/N 467, VH-RAE, S-31, RAAF A50-2, under rebuild with M&J Susans in Australia
(picture not available) S/N 469, VH-AHD, S-33, RAAF A50-34, under rebuild with D. MacGibbon in Australia
S/N 471, VH-DBD, S-35, RAAF A50-23, flying with D. Kendell in Australia (photo copyright, James Kightly, Air Heritage, JKightly@yahoo.com.au)
(picture not available) S/N 473, VH-AGQ, S-37, RAAF A50-1, stored incomplete with M&J Susans in Australia
S/N 474, VH-RSY, S-38, RAAF A50-19?, flying with Temora Aviation Museum in Australia (photo by Keith Webb)
(picture not available) S/N 482, VH-CXR, S-46, RAAF ?, stored, damaged with G. Hosking in Australia
(picture not available) S/N 492, VH-STM, S-56, RAAF A50-29, under rebuild with N. Kruse in Australia
STM, unknown S/N on display in China (photo by BDK)
Ryan PT-20
(picture not available) S/N 341, N17348
Other Ryans
S/N 1391, N47080, registered to Gary Jackson, Moorpark, CA - PT22 converted to an ST with a Ranger engine (photo by Roger Cain)