# Accident 19990308045599A: Stolam RC3, Santa Rosa, NM, March 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1999, 10:40 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, NM
- Airport: Santa Rosa Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 34.9361° N, 104.6750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9361&lon=-104.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6470K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6470K-2013-02-13) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990308045599A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT FLEW HIS RC-3-3, N6470K, FROM HEREFORD, TX TO SANTA ROSA, NM WHERE HE STOPPED FOR FUEL. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 HE INITIATED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO TAXI TO THE RAMP WHEN A GUST OF WIND (270 DEGREES AT 25 GUST 35 KNOTS) FLIPPED THE AIRPLANE ONTO ITS BACK.  THE PILOT, THE ONLY SOLE ON BOARD, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.  FILE CLOSED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6470K (2)

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

- [Accident 19840322007269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840322007269A), Mar 22, 1984: Stolam RC3 (N6470K), Lakeport, CA, Substantial damage. Departed with a known sick engine. Crash landed after power failure. Piston rings worn out. Auto fuel used no STC.
- [Incident 19810304017289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810304017289I), Mar 4, 1981: Stolam RC3 (N6470K), Port Angeles, WA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed during roll out.

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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