- Registered owner
- Optimus Aircraft Service Inc
- Location
- Middletown, DE
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 363
- Year built
- 1947
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- September 26, 1955
- Certificate issued
- September 28, 2024
- Expires
- September 30, 2031
- Mode S code
- A80BD0
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Franklin 6A8 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 26
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
Airframe · Republic RC-3
AD 2022-03-15Fuel Quantity IndicatorAD 53-23-03Strut Fitting CorrosionAD 49-31-02Fuel PlacardInformation bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB CHI01LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBaraboo, WIthe failure of the number five intake valve spring during initial climbout and that there was no suitable terrain during the forced landing. A factor was the corn crop.NTSB CHI66F0127Accident · Minor injuriesClosedYoungstown, OH
FAA incident reports · 1
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N6175KGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Republic RC-3 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 143
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Republic RC-3
STC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA12406WIInstallation of a Garmin AXIS Flight Display SystemSTC SA02636SEInstallation of Garmin GPS 175 Navigation System and GNX 375 Navigation System with ADS-B In/Out Transponder.