# Incident 19960903035469I: Stolam RC3, Ketchikan, AK, September 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6256K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6256K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3-1 (registry code 3080203, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A8 series (registry code 27030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,408 total, 535 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903035469I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE KETCHIKAN AIRPORT, ABOUT 200 FEET IN THE AIR, THE ENGINE QUIT. HE LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ASSOCIATED HEAT SHIELD WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO PROTECT THE WIRING. A BUNDLE OF WIRES WAS MELTED INTO A BALL, WHICH INCLUDED THE WIRES TO BOTH MAGNETOS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY MODIFIED WITH A NEWER LYCOMING ENGINE. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE COMPLETED FOR THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6256K (1)

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

- [Incident 20040608010399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040608010399I), Jun 8, 2004: Stolam RC3 (N6256K), Newman Lake, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot departed felts field, spokane, WA., for Newman Lake, WA. Pilot reported he retracted the landing gear after take off. The pilot reported that he…

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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