# Accident 20260824011849A: Republic RC-3, Evansville, IN, August 24, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2026, 09:56 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Evansville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0321° N, 87.5344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0321&lon=-87.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N463RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N463RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1B5 (registry code 41665, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC RC-3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,293 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260824011849A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 24, 2026. AT APPROXIMATELY 1056 EASTERN TIME, A REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS PERFORMING A LANDING AT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, INDIANA. ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE MLG COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ON THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC26LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA090), Aug 24, 2026: Republic RC-3 (N463RK), Evansville, IN, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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