# NTSB CHI66F0063: Republic RC-3, N87537, Muskegon, MI, May 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1965
- Place: Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0063-201553

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1336  65/5/28  NR.MUSKEGON MICH      REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2290
        TIME - 1500                    N87537              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT, LANDED ON ROUGH WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87537](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87537), registered now, S/N 97 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC RC-3
- Registry model: [Republic RC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (registry code 3080202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A8 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (registry code 27030, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N87537 (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 MIA71DLD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD33), Nov 8, 1970: Republic RC-3 (N87537), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage

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.

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