MIA66F0500

NTSB accident investigation · Republic RC-3 · Fransvilla, FL · March 27, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 27, 1966
Place
Fransvilla, FL · FRANSVILLA, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N335GRepublic RC-3
Status
Completed · report May 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172550

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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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3-0652  66/3/27    FRANSVILLA FLA      REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1194
        TIME - 1800                    N335G               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS TYPE AIRCRAFT OPERATION ON AIRPORT.RIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRE FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N335G
Reported as
Republic RC-3
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.