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FAA incident report · Stolam RC3 · Coeur D'Alene, ID · August 15, 2003

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Date
August 15, 2003 · 17:20 local
Place
Coeur D'Alene, ID
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6483K
Reported as
Stolam RC3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total
N6483KRegistered now · Downer REPUBLIC RC-3S/N 727Airframe modelDowner REPUBLIC RC-3Engine modelFranklin 6A8 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was on takeoff run off lake Coeur D'Alene when the pilot hit a large boat wake wave, tore off right sponson, spun around, then nosed over, hit water with right wing and fell back into water right side up. Pilot had just bought aircraft from duncan, bc and had it delivered to his lake home. He had no instruction prior to accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKEOFF RUN OFF LAKE COEUR D'ALENE WHEN THE PILOT HIT A LARGE BOAT WAKE WAVE, TORE OFF RIGHT SPONSON, SPUN AROUND, THEN NOSED OVER, HIT WATER WITH RIGHT WING AND FELL BACK INTO WATER RIGHT SIDE UP. PILOT HAD JUST BOUGHT AIRCRAFT FROM DUNCAN, BC AND HAD IT DELIVERED TO HIS LAKE HOME. HE HAD NO INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

Other reports on N6483K · 1

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

Incident 19810702057899ILevel Off Touchdown · Green River, WYOn touchdown left float dug into water, sheared attach pin, flipped over. No injuries, just wet. ELT inoperative.Jul 2, 1981 · Minor damage