# Accident 19780410005409A: Stolam RC3, Buttonwillow, CA, April 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1978
- Place: Buttonwillow, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.4092° N, 119.4407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buttonwillow, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4092&lon=-119.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6392K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6392K-2024-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A8 series (registry code 27030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DVA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780410005409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX78DVA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA35), Apr 10, 1978: Republic RC-3 (N6392K), Buttonwillow, CA, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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