# NTSB OAK72FJA03: Republic RC-3, N114N, Kasumiga-Ur, JA, February 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1972
- Place: Kasumiga-Ur, JA · KASUMIGA-UR, Japan
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FJA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FJA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0063  72/2/15    KASUMIGA-UR,JAPAN   REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N114N               PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  50, 11325 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            620 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATSUGI NAF,JAPAN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF JAPAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N114N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114N-1996-08-21), registration cancelled 1996-08-21, S/N 950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC RC-3
- Registry model: [Republic RC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (registry code 3080202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N114N (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA95LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA116), Jun 9, 1995: Republic RC-3 (N114N), Blakely Island, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUITABLE TERRAIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- [NTSB LAX90LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA330), Sep 29, 1990: Republic RC3 (N114N), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE HIGH-SPEED WATER TAXIING. THE EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED IS CONSIDERED A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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