# Incident 19810702057899I: Stolam RC3, Green River, WY, July 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Green River, WY
- Airport: Flaming Gorge Res
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5130° N, 109.4706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green River, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5130&lon=-109.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6483K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6483K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer REPUBLIC RC-3 (registry code 3080204, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-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: 1,550 total, 30 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702057899I

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCHDOWN LEFT FLOAT DUG INTO WATER, SHEARED ATTACH PIN, FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURIES, JUST WET. ELT INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N6483K (1)

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

- [Incident 20030815020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030815020839I), Aug 15, 2003: Stolam RC3 (N6483K), Coeur D'Alene, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was on takeoff run off lake Coeur D'Alene when the pilot hit a large boat wake wave, tore off right sponson, spun around, then nosed over, hit…

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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