- Date
- March 22, 1984, 13:01 local (21:01 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeport, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6470KRepublic RC-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840322007269A
- Case key
- 24209
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that on his preflight he found the eng compression & oil level to be low but after servicing the oil to the proper level he departed & on initial climb, after reaching about 100 ft AGL, the eng started popping & losing RPM. The plt made a left turn to avoid obstacles & landed in a small grape vineyard. Post crash examination of the eng revealed low compression & excessive oil consumption due to wear. The acft had been operated with automotive fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6470K
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- RC-3
- Airframe hours
- 2,324
- Engine
- Franklin 6A8215B9F, 215 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Craig And Carol Wooster
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 2, 1983 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- 102 · Lakeport, CA
- Destination
- Clear Lake, CA
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6470K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.