# Incident 19861206070049I: Stolam RC3, Louisville, KY, December 6, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1986, 13:26 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6272K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6272K) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861206070049I

## Narrative

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

MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. NO CAUSE FOUND.

## Other reports on N6272K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870426022759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426022759I), Apr 26, 1987: Stolam RC3 (N6272K), Calhoun City, MS, Minor damage. The engine failed and the amphibian landed in an open field. The counter weight assembly came loose on crankshaft.

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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