# NTSB OAK75DXQ38: Republic RC-3, N6734K, Stateline, NV, January 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1975
- Place: Stateline, NV · STATELINE, NV
- Location: 38.9688° N, 119.9446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stateline, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9688&lon=-119.9446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DXQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0125  75/1/25  NR.STATELINE,NV       REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1220                    N6734K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  46, 24515 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            557 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INCLINE VILLAGE,NV          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH UNDET SUNKEN OBJECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6734K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6734K-1978-01-23), registration cancelled 1978-01-23, S/N 1022 (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

## 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 19750125000829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750125000829A), Jan 25, 1975: Stolam RC3, Stateline, NV, Substantial damage. Collided with undet sunken object.

## Other investigations on N6734K (1)

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 OAK77FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA058), Sep 25, 1977: Republic RC-3 (N6734K), No.Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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