# NTSB MIA75DKJ47: Republic RC-3, N6432K, Bayou La Barte, AL, March 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1975
- Place: Bayou La Barte, AL · BAYOU LA BARTE, AL
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKJ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0656  75/3/20    BAYOU LA BARTE,AL   REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1952
        TIME - 0920                    N6432K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAINT ELM0
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAYOU LA BARTE,AL           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED INTO TELEPHONE POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6432K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6432K), registered now, S/N 682, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC RC-3
- Registry model: [Republic RC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (registry code 3080202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Saint Elm0

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750320006139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750320006139A), Mar 20, 1975: Stolam RC3, Bayou La Barte, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied into telephone pole.

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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