UNK64X3330

NTSB accident investigation · Republic RC3 · Seattle, WA · August 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1964
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6401KRepublic RC3
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182402

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2432  64/8/11    SEATTLE WASH        REPUBLIC RC3        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 490
        TIME - 0620                    N6401K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N6401K
Reported as
Republic RC3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.