# Accident 19900929043299A: Stolam RC3, Lakeport, CA, September 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0410° N, 122.9305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0410&lon=-122.9305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114N-1996-08-21) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,993 total, 244 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929043299A

## Narrative

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

DUG A WING FLOAT INTO WATER ON STEP TAXI CAUSING A WATER LOOP.

## 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 LAX90LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA330), Sep 29, 1990: Republic RC3 (N114N), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE HIGH-SPEED WATER TAXIING. THE EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED IS CONSIDERED A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N114N (1)

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

- [Accident 19950609034209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609034209A), Jun 9, 1995: Stolam RC3 (N114N), Blakely Island, WA, Destroyed. Lost power on approch. Impacted short and burned.

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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