# Accident 20160830015519A: Republic RC-3, Post Oak, MO, August 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Post Oak, MO
- Airport: Skyhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5692° N, 93.7469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5692&lon=-93.7469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6490K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6490K) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,721 total, 101 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160830015519A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA355), Aug 30, 2016: Republic RC3 (N6490K), Post Oak, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to low cylinder compression. Contributing to the loss of engine power was rust formation in the cylinders due to inactivity.

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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