- Date
- April 10, 1978
- Place
- Buttonwillow, CA · BUTTONWILLOW, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6392KRepublic RC-3
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780410005409A
- Case key
- 142643
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0534 78/4/10 BUTTONWILLOW,CA REPUBLIC RC-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 18000 TIME - 1500 N6392K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASCO,CA TULARE LAKE,CA BUTTONWILLOW,CA 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 - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6392K
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6392KRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2024 · Republic RC-3Airframe modelRepublic RC-3Engine modelFranklin 6A8 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.