# Incident 19870426022759I: Stolam RC3, Calhoun City, MS, April 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Calhoun City, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8593° N, 89.3146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calhoun City, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8593&lon=-89.3146&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
- Reported engine: LYC GO480A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426022759I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE AMPHIBIAN LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD.  THE COUNTER WEIGHT ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE ON CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N6272K (1)

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

- [Incident 19861206070049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861206070049I), Dec 6, 1986: Stolam RC3 (N6272K), Louisville, KY. Main landing gear collapsed during rollout. No cause found.

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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