CHI70D0010

NTSB accident investigation · Republic RC-3 · Albany, KY · June 8, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 8, 1969
Place
Albany, KY · ALBANY, KY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6011KRepublic RC-3
Status
Completed · report July 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178126

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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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3-1508   69/6/8    ALBANY,KY           REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N6011K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 350 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N6011K
Reported as
Republic RC-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albany

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.