# Incident 19780925018109I: Stolam RC3, St Charles, MO, September 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1978, 10:30 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87491, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87491) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780925018109I

## Narrative

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

WHILE WATER TAXIING PILOT SWERVED TO AVOID LOG. DAMAGE TO FORWARD HULL.

## Other reports on N87491 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790312006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312006029A), Mar 12, 1979: Stolam RC3 (N87491), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional contol on landing and hit a mud embankment parallel to runway.

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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