# Incident 20030815020839I: Stolam RC3, Coeur D'Alene, ID, August 15, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2003, 17:20 local time
- Place: Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7029° N, 116.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coeur d'Alene, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7029&lon=-116.7958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6483K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6483K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer REPUBLIC RC-3 (registry code 3080204, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030815020839I

## Narrative

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

(-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 19810702057899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702057899I), Jul 2, 1981: Stolam RC3 (N6483K), Green River, WY, Minor damage. On touchdown left float dug into water, sheared attach pin, flipped over. No injuries, just wet. ELT inoperative.

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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