# Accident 19830807041399A: Stolam RC3, Blakely Island, WA, August 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1983, 10:10 local time
- Place: Blakely Island, WA
- Airport: Blakely Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5608° N, 122.7996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5608&lon=-122.7996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22BH-1983-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- Reported engine: LYC GO480*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 919 total, 172 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807041399A

## Narrative

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

UNCHECKED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL.AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY IN LEVEL ATTITUDE.COLLAPSED THE GEAR.SPLIT HULL AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA83LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA171), Aug 7, 1983: Republic RC-3 (N22BH), Blakely Island, WA, destroyed

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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