- Registered owner
- Vfr Ltd
- Location
- Wilmington, DE
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 789
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- July 26, 1957
- Certificate issued
- July 15, 2025
- Expires
- July 31, 2032
- Mode S code
- A896F3
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
No NTSB investigations matched to N6523KMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Republic RC-3 aircraft
FAA incident reports · 4
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 19950926037489ILevel Off Touchdown · St Paul, MNMain gear collapsed landing when brakes were applied. Gear springs stretched due heat stress. Lock not over center.Incident 19950911034799IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Oceanside, CAMain gear rotated aft on amphibious RC3. Slid on keel to a stop. Main gear bell crank to hydro actuator failed.Incident 19921205052419ILevel Off Touchdown · Boulder City, NVPilot inadvertantly lowered landing gear instead of flaps on a water landing. Gear caused aircraft to flip over.Incident 19881118066189IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sturgeon Bay, WILanding gear retracted on landing rollout. Found the rod end of landing gear retract cylinder had failed.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N6523KGeneral 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.