# Accident 19790312006029A: Stolam RC3, Warrenton, VA, March 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 18 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312006029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTOL ON LANDING AND HIT A MUD EMBANKMENT PARALLEL TO RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD79FIA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA08), Mar 12, 1979: Republic RC-3 (N87491), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N87491 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780925018109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780925018109I), Sep 25, 1978: Stolam RC3 (N87491), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. While water taxiing pilot swerved to avoid log. Damage to forward hull.

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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