# Accident 19850813038899A: Stolam RC3, Haugan, MT, August 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1985, 08:45 local time
- Place: Haugan, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3209° N, 115.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3209&lon=-115.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6305K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6305K-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer REPUBLIC RC-3 (registry code 3080204, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850813038899A

## Narrative

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

NO REASON FOUND FOR PISTON FAILURE. ENGINE QUIT, EMERGENCY LANDING MADE ON A US FOREST SERVICE ROAD.

## 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 DEN85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA218), Aug 13, 1985: Downer Aircraft Industries REP. Seabee RC-3 (N6305K), Haugan, MT, 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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