# Accident 19850309008149A: Stolam RC3, Lake Placid, FL, March 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1985, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Airport: Lake Persimmon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2901° N, 81.3601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2901&lon=-81.3601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6294K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6294K) (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: 8,300 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309008149A

## Narrative

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

WATER LANDING DUE TO INFLIGHT FIRE. AIRCRAFT BURNED AND SANK. CONNECTING ROD BOLT BROKE AND WENT THRU ENGINE CASE.

## 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 MIA85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA116), Mar 9, 1985: Republic RC-3 (N6294K), Lake Placid, FL, 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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