# Accident 19860820075439A: Stolam RC3, Keego Harbor, MI, August 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1986, 08:45 local time
- Place: Keego Harbor, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4599° N, 83.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4599&lon=-83.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113G-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G2D6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,775 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860820075439A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY LOWERED THE GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS FOR A WATER LANDING. THE SEAPLANE FLIPPED ON TOUCHDOW

## 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 CHI86LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA203), Aug 20, 1986: Republic RC-3 (N113G), Keego Harbor, MI, 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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