# Incident 19790712020489I: Stolam RC3, Litchfield, NH, July 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Litchfield, NH
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8443° N, 71.4798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8443&lon=-71.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6444K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6444K-1995-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 27 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/19790712020489I

## Narrative

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

MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO LOW FUEL.

## Other reports on N6444K (1)

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

- [Accident 19820712027249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820712027249A), Jul 12, 1982: Stolam RC3 (N6444K), Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel 2 miles short of fueling stop. Landed wheels up in a muddy field. Nose dug in, airplane inverted.

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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