# Accident 19960524029929A: Stolam RC3, Ketchikan, AK, May 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6790° N, 132.1891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6790&lon=-132.1891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99FJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99FJ-1997-03-25) (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: LYC GO480*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 141 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960524029929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PARKED ON SHORE WATER ROSE OVER TAIL. PUMPED OUT WATER PRIOR FLIGHT. CRASHED IN LAKE. KNOWN TO LEAK WATER.

## 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 ANC96FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA079), May 25, 1996: Republic RC-3 Seabee (N99FJ), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the airplane crashed for undetermined reason(s).

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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