# Accident 19881006044739A: Stolam RC3, Miami, FL, October 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1988, 13:55 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6796° N, 80.1591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6796&lon=-80.1591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3263G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3263G) (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 GO480*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006044739A

## Narrative

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

PUT GEAR DOWN BY MISTAKE FOR WATER LANDING. AMPHIBIAN FLIPPED OVER. REPORTED ELEVATOR TRIM BROKE. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 MIA89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA005), Oct 6, 1988: Republic RC-3 (N3263G), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3263G (1)

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

- [Incident 20010121023109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010121023109I), Jan 21, 2001: Stolam RC3 (N3263G), Greenwood, MS, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Gill was flying his RC-3 on a local pleasure flight when he was unable ot lower his landing gear. He called Greenwood tower and asked for assistance.…

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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