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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Republic RC-3 · Post Oak, MO · August 30, 2016

Date
August 30, 2016 · 09:30 local
Place
Post Oak, MO
Airport
Skyhaven
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6490K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA355
Reported as
Republic RC-3
Reported engine
Franklin 6A8 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,721 total101 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On a cross country flight from rcm to the lake of the ozarks in Missouri, the pilot reported a loss of engine power. In an attempt to perform an emergency landing in a farm field, the aircraft struck a row of trees resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM RCM TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS IN MISSOURI, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROW OF TREES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.