# N87487: 1946 Republic RC-3, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- 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: 38
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 21, 2009
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AC08C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Paulsen Kim J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAULSEN%20KIM%20J)
- Location: [Klamath Falls, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Klamath%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1326° N, 121.6646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97603, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87487
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87487
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87487-2013-10-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 WPR09LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA323), Jul 1, 2009: Republic RC-3 (N87487), Burley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during takeoff.

## 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 20090701010459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090701010459A), Jul 1, 2009: Stolam RC3 (N87487), Burley, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft struck powerlines on takeoff climbout, when both pilots noted that aircraft was not maintaining climb performance. Weather was VMC at the time.…

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