# Accident 19900924042249A: Stolam RC3, Mulberry, FL, September 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1990, 19:06 local time
- Place: Mulberry, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8997° N, 81.9709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8997&lon=-81.9709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6291K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6291K-1993-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A8215B8F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 3 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924042249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW A ROD NEAR DESTINATION. STRUCK BANK OF A POND TRYING TO LAND ON POND. NR3 PISTON DAMAGE AND OIL FILLED

## 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 MIA90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA187), Sep 24, 1990: Republic RC-3 (N6291K), Mulberry, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE WHICH REQUIRED AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT.

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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