# Accident 19850616028289A: Stolam RC3, Eveleth, MN, June 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1985, 13:20 local time
- Place: Eveleth, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4598° N, 92.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4598&lon=-92.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6121K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6121K-2013-07-23) (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 6A8215B8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,022 total, 121 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850616028289A

## Narrative

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

STALLED INTO TREES AND HOUSE AFTER OVERGROSS WATER TAKEOFF. LOW COMPRESSION 3 CYLINDERS, IMPROPER GAP SPARK PLUGS.

## 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 CHI85FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA234), Jun 16, 1985: Republic RC-3 (N6121K), Eveleth, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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