# Accident 19840812073959A: Stolam RC3, Skwentna, AK, August 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1984, 19:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Skwentna
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9306° N, 151.7310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9306&lon=-151.7310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87459 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A8215B9F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 466 total, 6 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812073959A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC84LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA133), Aug 13, 1984: Republic RC-3 (N87459), Skwentna, AK, 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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