# Incident 19960404010359I: Stolam RC3, Danbury, CT, April 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1996, 14:21 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6657K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6657K-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A8 series (registry code 27030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,679 total, 28 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960404010359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES TO THE NORTH EAST OF DXR AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2500' THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BASEBALL FIELD, CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK BLADDER HAD COLLAPSED WITHIN THE FUEL TANK COMPARTMENT. THE BLADDER WAS REMOVED AND TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE TANK IN POSITION HAD CORRODED OFF. THE BLADDER WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, AND HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN 1946. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE FILED.

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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