# Accident 20070202001629A: Stolam RC3, Julian, CA, February 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2007, 11:35 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0667° N, 116.6333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0667&lon=-116.6333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6248K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6248K-2021-03-06) (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
- Reported engine: LYC GO480*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070202001629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2007, ABOUT 1135 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A REPUBLIC RC-3, N6248K, MADE A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING THE SEPARATION OF THE HUB AND PROPELLER ASSEMBLY FROM THE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE NEAR JULIAN, CALIFORNIA. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT (SEE), EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1100, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF LAKE MEAD, NEVADA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE APPROXIMATE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) COORDINATES OF THE PRIMARY WRECKAGE WERE 33 DEGREES 04 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 116 DEGREES 38 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND PROPELLER DEPARTED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE, AND FELL FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF JULIAN, DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 LAX07LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA078), Feb 2, 2007: Republic RC-3 (N6248K), Julian, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the propeller to crankshaft attachment bolts due to fatigue. A contributing factor was the improper installation of the propeller assembly by maintenance personnel.

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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