- Date
- July 16, 1982, 19:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place
- Southwick, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6426KDowner Aircraft Industries Republic RC-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820716034279A
- Case key
- 72655
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During flight, the engine began to run rough. The pilot attempted to correct the situation but the engine continued to operate at reduced power. He elected to land the amphibious plane in a field and extended the gear. However the pilot saw that the aircraft would not clear trees, so he decided to land on a nearby lake. There was not enough time to retract the gear; therefore, during the landing, the plane flipped over. It continued to float, and later, it was turned to an upright position and towed out of the lake on its gear. The pilot stated that he had drained the sumpts before the flight. After the accident, he drained about 5 ounces of fluid from the upper drain and about half of it was water. However, the water was found after the aircraft had floated upside down in the lake over night.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6426K
- Reported as
- Downer Aircraft Industries Republic RC-3 (REPUBLIC R)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 671
- Airframe hours
- 383
- Engine
- Franklin 6A2-215, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tim Egan
- Registered owner
- Tim Egan
- Departed
- 4B9 · Simsbury, MD
- Destination
- BDL · Windsor Locks, CT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 148 total · 63 in this make and model · 94 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.