# NTSB NYC81FA077: Republic RC-3, N6421K, Greenfield, ME, August 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1981
- Place: Greenfield, ME · GREENFIELD, ME
- Location: 45.0473° N, 68.4814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0473&lon=-68.4814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3401  81/8/21    GREENFIELD,ME       REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 618
        TIME - 1630                    N6421K              PX-  1  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLEASANT LAKE,ME            OLD TOWN,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PAX INJURY AMPLIFIED BY MEDICAL HISTORY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6421K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6421K-1994-12-30), registration cancelled 1994-12-30, S/N 666 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC RC-3
- Registry model: [Downer REPUBLIC RC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-republic-rc-3) (registry code 3080204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810821050829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821050829A), Aug 21, 1981: Stolam RC3, Greenfield, ME, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Ran out of fuel en route. Crashed in trees short of intended clearing. Was over gross on original takeoff.

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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