NTSB investigations: Republic RC-3

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Republic RC-3, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19852026
NTSB investigations: Republic RC-3 per year, 1985–2026: 5 cases
19851
19901
19951
20011
20051

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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3080202')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 351))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX05LA172Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRepublic RC-3 · Geyserville, CAA loss of engine power due to failure of the number 1 connecting rod bearing due to a probable oil starvation.May 14, 2005 · N6292K · Substantial damageNTSB SEA01LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRepublic RC-3 · Chimacum, WAAn internal ground in the right magneto followed by an internal ground evidenced by arcing in the left ignition coil unit, which led to failure of both the right magneto and the left coil ignition system respectively during cruise. Contributing factors were a…Aug 12, 2001 · N6755K · Substantial damageNTSB FTW96LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRepublic RC 3 · Whitewright, TXThe separation of a spark plug and 4 other spark plugs being 'finger' tight as a result of undertorquing by maintenance personnel when they were reinstalled following inspection. A factor was a lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Dec 28, 1995 · N6127K · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA187Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRepublic RC-3 · Mulberry, FLAn engine failure which required an emergency landing off airport.Sep 24, 1990 · N6291K · Substantial damageNTSB MIA85LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRepublic RC-3 · Lake Placid, FLThe plt heard a loud noise & noticed that a fire had immediately started in the eng compartment. He made an emergency landing on a nearby lake; however, the amphibious acft continued burning & was destroyed. An investigation revealed that the fire had started…Mar 9, 1985 · N6294K · Destroyed