# NTSB MIA68D0056: Republic RC-3, N6261K, Nassau (Atlantic Ocean), June 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1967
- Place: Nassau (Atlantic Ocean) · NASSAU,BAHAMAS, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0059  67/6/18    NASSAU,BAHAMAS      REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 268
        TIME - 1838                    N6261K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 226 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASSAU INTL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF BRITISH GOVT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6261K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC RC-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nassau Intl.

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

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