Republic RC-3 N6059K

6 November 1973 · Dania, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 November 1973 at about 16:30 local time, a Republic RC-3 registered N6059K was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Dania, Florida, United States. 2 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: 6 November 1973 at 16:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Dania, Florida, United States
Nearest airport: Ft Lauderdale Int
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Republic RC-3
Registration: N6059K
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Test
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3856

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	0	2

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

THEFT OF ENG AFTR ACDT.AIRBORNE A FEW FEET RTRCTD FLAPS AFTR RWY CTC LWR FLAPS.3IN WATER IN BILGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3856, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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