# Accident 20010812038169A: Stolam RC3, Chimacum, WA, August 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2001, 14:15 local time
- Place: Chimacum, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0193° N, 123.8192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0193&lon=-123.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6755K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6755K) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812038169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SEA FSDO WAS ASSISTED IN THIS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY PDX FSDO INSPECTOR JOHN CLARK WHO SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS A RESULT OF HIS INVESTIGATION.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 SEA01LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA154), Aug 12, 2001: Republic RC-3 (N6755K), Chimacum, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An internal ground in the right magneto followed by an internal ground evidenced by arcing in the left ignition coil unit, which led to failure of both the right magneto and the left coil ignition…

## Other reports on N6755K (1)

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

- [Incident 20040930027759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040930027759I), Sep 30, 2004: Stolam RC3 (N6755K), Aurora, OR, Minor damage. (-23) On 9-30-04, N6755K, a republic RC-3 sea bee aircraft landed at Aurora State Airport, Aurora, OR, and the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft skidded on…

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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