Republic RC-3 N6551K
20 June 1971 · Tonawanda, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 June 1971 at about 18:00 local time, a Republic RC-3 registered N6551K, operated by T and A Develo, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Tonawanda, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tonawanda, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Republic RC-3
- Registration
- N6551K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- T and A Develo
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Lockport, Ny → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2288
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L WING FLOAT SEPD DRG WATER TKOF.LANDED TO RETRIEVE FLOAT.CAPSIZED BY WIND, SANK.6MI FRM ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1971 | Republic RC-3 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1971 | Republic RC-3-1 | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1970 | Republic RC-3 | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1970 | Republic RC-3 | Avalon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1970 | Republic RC-3 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1972 | Republic RC-3 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Stol Acft Corp | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |