# Incident 19820801047719I: Stolam RC3, Marlette, MI, August 1, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Marlette, MI
- Airport: Marlette
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3264° N, 83.0805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlette, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3264&lon=-83.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6302K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6302K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: 250 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820801047719I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR. LANDED ON THE HULL WITH GEAR UP. LEAK IN HYDRAULIC LINE, DEPLETED HYDRAULIC FLUID.

## Other reports on N6302K (1)

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

- [Incident 20250418004479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250418004479I), Apr 18, 2025: Republic RC-3 (N6302K), Doylestown, PA, Minor damage. Pilot stated on final approach to runway 23 at dyl everything was normal. Upon landing he felt the main landing gear touch the runway followed by a bang coming…

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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