# Accident 20120721018729A: Republic RC-3, Snohomish, WA, July 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2012, 09:20 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9047° N, 122.1025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9047&lon=-122.1025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87521, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87521-2012-08-14) (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: REPUBLIC RC-3
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721018729A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS SAID IT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE THE ENG WAS DEVELOPING FULL POWER. THEY THOUGHT THE PILOT WAS DOING A HIGH SPEED TAXI AND NOT GOING TO TAKE OFF. PILOT LIFTED OFF CLEARING THE FENCE AND JUST BARELY FLYING. STRUCK A TREE TOP STALLED AND CRASHED IN A POND NEXT TO A RAILROAD TRESSEL. DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, NOSE, AND TAIL BROKE IN HALF LIKE A "V".

## 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 WPR12LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA318), Jul 21, 2012: Republic RC-3 (N87521), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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