# N6127K: 1947 Republic RC-3, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Republic RC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (registry code 3080202)
- Engine: [Franklin 6A8 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (registry code 27030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-769](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-769), [TCDS E-242](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 313
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 29, 2010
- Last registry action: March 29, 2010
- Mode S code: A7F983
- Owner when cancelled: [Idaho State University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IDAHO%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Pocatello, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Pocatello)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9060° N, 112.3736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83201, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6127K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6127K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6127K-2015-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Republic RC-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA081), Dec 28, 1995: Republic RC 3 (N6127K), Whitewright, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of a spark plug and 4 other spark plugs being 'finger' tight as a result of undertorquing by maintenance personnel when they were reinstalled following inspection. A factor was a lack…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19951228042689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951228042689A), Dec 28, 1995: Stolam RC3 (N6127K), Trenton, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Hit sign landing on road. Tore off wing. Spark plugs finger tight or missing. Not tightened (-23) on December 28, 1996, at 1600 CST, a…

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