# Accident 19810821050829A: Stolam RC3, Greenfield, ME, August 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Greenfield, ME
- Airport: Old Town
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0473° N, 68.4814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0473&lon=-68.4814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6421K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6421K-1994-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer REPUBLIC RC-3 (registry code 3080204, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A8215B8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 618 total, 46 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821050829A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASHED IN TREES SHORT OF INTENDED CLEARING. WAS OVER GROSS ON ORIGINAL TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC81FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA077), Aug 21, 1981: Republic RC-3 (N6421K), Greenfield, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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