CHI66F0068

NTSB accident investigation · Republic RC3 · Gnadenhutten, OH · May 30, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 30, 1965
Place
Gnadenhutten, OH · GNADENHUTTEN, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N87522Republic RC3
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177514

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1633  65/5/30    GNADENHUTTEN OHIO   REPUBLIC RC3        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2200
        TIME - 1230                    N87522              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N87522
Reported as
Republic RC3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.