# Accident 20120915021409A: Republic RC-3, Cedar Bluff, AL, September 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2012, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Bluff, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2103° N, 85.5478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2103&lon=-85.5478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6072K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6072K) (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: FRANKLIN 6A8 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA562](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA562) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120915021409A

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER LANDING OPERATIONS AIRCRAFT HIT TRANSMISSION LINE CROSSING LAKE.  TRANSMISSION LINE CONTACT RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH WATER IN AN INVERTED POSITION.  PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ERA12LA562](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA562), Sep 15, 2012: Republic RC-3 (N6072K), Cedar Bluff, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines during final approach to landing.

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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