# Accident 19830904047079A: Stolam RC3, Gilderland, NY, September 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Gilderland, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7045° N, 73.9115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guilderland, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7045&lon=-73.9115&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6191K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6191K-2013-03-11) (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
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A8215B9F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 2 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904047079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON AN OFF AIRPORT TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED. FOUND DIRT IN INLET ELBOW OF GAS STRAINER.

## 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 NYC83LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA236), Sep 4, 1983: Republic RC-3 (N6191K), Gilderland, NY, substantial damage

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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