# NTSB IAD76AI101: Republic RC-3, N6468K, Danville, KY, September 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1976
- Place: Danville, KY · DANVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.6393° N, 84.7760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6393&lon=-84.7760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2791  76/9/25    DANVILLE,KY         REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 362
        TIME - 1432                    N6468K              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OH               CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD SMOKE IN CABIN HEAT WAVE BLEW DOOR OPENFUSELAGE-FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6468K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6468K-1976-12-21), registration cancelled 1976-12-21, S/N 719 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC RC-3
- Registry model: [Republic RC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (registry code 3080202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760925033689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925033689A), Sep 25, 1976: Stolam RC3, Danville, KY, Destroyed. Plt rptd smoke in cabin heat wave blew door openfuselage-fire of undetermined origin

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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