- Date
- September 4, 1983, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gilderland, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6191KRepublic RC-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830904047079A
- Case key
- 35271
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On the day before the accident, an emergency landing was made in a hay field after the eng lost power. An exam of the acft revealed a defective fuel line. The fuel line was repaired. During a ground run-up, the eng produced full power & the magneto check was normal. However, during a takeoff, the eng lost power again at aprx 40 ft AGL. The plt reported that while he was in a left turn to avoid trees, control effectiveness was lost & he could not level the wings. Subsequently, the acft crashed & was substantially damaged. An exam of the acft disclosed foreign material in the inlet elbow of the gas strainer. The plt stated that the material was a ball of gummy rust. In a diagram depicting its location, he showed that it was next to a defective hose connection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6191K
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 382
- Airframe hours
- 850
- Engine
- Franklin B9F, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas J. Stevenson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- 51B · Esperance, NY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,300 total · 2 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.