# Accident 20201116014859A: Republic RC-3, Advance, NC, November 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2020, 08:00 local time
- Place: Advance, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9032° N, 80.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9032&lon=-80.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N451E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N451E) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201116014859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED NC26 FOR 8A7 WITH WHAT HE STATED WAS 12-13 GALLONS OF FUEL.  WHILE APPROACHING 8A7 (4 SM) THE ENGINE LOST POWER TO IDLE POWER.  AT 1 NM FROM THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.  POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION  FOUND ZERO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL SUMP.

## 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 ERA21LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA042), Nov 16, 2020: Republic RC3 (N451E), Advance, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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