# N6723K: 1947 Downer RC-3, registration cancelled 2015-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Downer RC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-rc-3) (registry code 3080206)
- 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: 1006
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1969
- Last registry action: September 28, 2000
- Mode S code: A8E5F1
- Owner when cancelled: [Mojonnier Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOJONNIER%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Naperville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Naperville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7062° N, 88.1947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60564, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6723K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6723K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6723K-2015-05-06

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Downer RC-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-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 SEA03FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA106), Jun 17, 2003: Downer RC-3 (N6723K), Yelm, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff roll. Factors contributing to the accident included the failure of the aircraft to accelerate for undetermined reasons and the trees.

## 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 20030616013249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030616013249A), Jun 16, 2003: Downer RC3 (N6723K), Yelm, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) During take off, witnesses stated engine never sounded as if it was producing full power. Aircraft continued take off roll to end of the runway, became…

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