# Accident 20090701010459A: Stolam RC3, Burley, ID, July 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2009, 09:30 local time
- Place: Burley, ID
- Airport: Burley Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5425° N, 113.7714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5425&lon=-113.7714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87487, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87487-2013-10-23) (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: FRNKLN 6A8215B8F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090701010459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES ON TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT, WHEN BOTH PILOTS NOTED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAINTAINING CLIMB PERFORMANCE.  WEATHER WAS VMC AT THE TIME.  THE FLIGHT INVOLVED A STUDENT PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WERE TAKING THE AIRCRAFT FROM NY STATE TO CALDWELL, ID, WITH A FUEL STOP AT BURLEY, ID WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 WPR09LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA323), Jul 1, 2009: Republic RC-3 (N87487), Burley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during takeoff.

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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