# NTSB investigations: Franklin 6A8 series, TX

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW96LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA081.md): Republic RC 3 · Whitewright, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1995 · N6127K · Substantial damage
  > The separation of a spark plug and 4 other spark plugs being 'finger' tight as a result of undertorquing by maintenance personnel when they were reinstalled following inspection. A factor was a lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA101.md): Republic RC-3 · Kingsland, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1991 · N6441K · Minor damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow procedures. A factor was the pilot's lack of expereince in seaplanes.
- [NTSB FTW82DA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA254.md): Downer Aircraft Industries Republic RC-3 · Llano, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 26, 1982 · N6441K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was on a test flight to check the engine in the amphibious aircraft. As the landing gear was being lowered to land at the airport, a "pop" was heard. Reportedly, the noise occurred when the clevis on the rod end of the retract/extend cylinder…
- [NTSB FTW66D0333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0333.md): Republic RC-3 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 25, 1965 · N6328K · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('27030'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=27030&state=TX

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