# Accident 20010323005669A: Stolam RC3, Vashon Island, WA, March 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2001, 11:45 local time
- Place: Vashon Island, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2904° N, 122.6207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2904&lon=-122.6207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6295K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6295K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010323005669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE PILOT NOTICED PROPELLER NOT FUNCTIONING NORMAL. ALL OF A SUDDENT THE ENGINE OVERSPED. PILOT HEARD A THUD AND HE LANDED A/C ON WATER. AFTER LANDING PILOT SAW THAT THE PROPELLER WAS MISSING. WHEN THE PROPELLER CAME OFF IT CUT THROUGH THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE AT THE MAIN BULKHEAD.

## 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 SEA01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA067), Mar 23, 2001: Republic RC-3 (N6295K), Carr Inlet, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue fracture of the propeller attaching bolts resulting in the total separation of the propeller assembly from the crankshaft flange.

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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