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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Stolam RC3 · Skwentna, AK · August 12, 1984

Date
August 12, 1984 · 19:00 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Airport
Skwentna
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N87459
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84LA133
Reported as
Stolam RC3
Reported engine
Franklin 6A8215B9F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
466 total6 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing made due to intensifying in flight fire. Engine perrformance decayed, grinding, clanking sounds then quit.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING MADE DUE TO INTENSIFYING IN FLIGHT FIRE. ENGINE PERRFORMANCE DECAYED, GRINDING, CLANKING SOUNDS THEN QUIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.