# Accident 19820626051399A: Stolam RC3, Plano, TX, June 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Plano, TX
- Airport: Lake Buchanan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9902° N, 97.8705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9902&lon=-97.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6441K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6441K-2022-12-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,550 total, 13 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626051399A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR IN TRAIL POSITION, PILOT ATTEMPTED WATER LANDING RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT FLIPPING INVERTED.

## 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 FTW82DA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA254), Jun 26, 1982: Downer Aircraft Industries Republic RC-3 (N6441K), Llano, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6441K (1)

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

- [Accident 19910619022429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910619022429A), Jun 19, 1991: Stolam RC3 (N6441K), Kingsland, TX, Minor damage. Night water practice. Lost control docking. Gear and hull hit dock. Ejected pilot into water. Not seaplane rated.

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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