# Accident 19800228003709A: Stolam RC3, Mc Kenna, WA, February 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mc Kenna, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9340° N, 122.5515° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKenna, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9340&lon=-122.5515&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87576, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87576-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- Reported engine: LYC GO480B1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,900 total, 900 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800228003709A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE LOST POWER. STALLED STRETCHING GLIDE OVER TREES ON LANDING. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 SEA80FYE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE19), Feb 28, 1980: Republic RC-3 (N87576), Mckenna, WA, 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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