- Date
- November 6, 1973
- Place
- Dania, FL · DANIA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6059KRepublic RC-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731106035409A
- Case key
- 187826
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3856 73/11/6 DANIA,FLA REPUBLIC RC-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1630 N6059K PX- 0 0 1 TEST 32, 9420 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE INT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANIA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- THEFT OF ENG AFTR ACDT.AIRBORNE A FEW FEET RTRCTD FLAPS AFTR RWY CTC LWR FLAPS.3IN WATER IN BILGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6059K
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft Lauderdale Int
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