Republic RC-3 N87459
13 August 1984 · Skwentna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1984 at about 03:00 local time, a Republic RC-3 registered N87459 was involved in an accident near Skwentna, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Skwentna, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skwentna (SKW)
- Coordinates
- 61.9306, -151.7310
- Aircraft
- Republic RC-3
- Registration
- N87459
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Birchwood → Skwentna
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC84LA133
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
DURING CRUISE, PLT WAS TROUBLESHOOTING RHYTHMIC POWER INTERRUPTION (MISSING) WHEN FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLT HEADED FOR ARPT, GEAR DOWN, BUT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF ARPT WHEN THE FIRE INTENSIFIED. LANDING GEAR SHEARED IN HEAVY BRUSH ON TOUCHDOWN. PLT STATED THE ACFT HAD CONSIDERABLE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE 1.5 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT BUT THERE WERE NO LOG BOOK ENTRIES OF WORK PERFORMED. QUALIFICATIONS/CERTIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE PERSON CITED AS PERFORMING WORK ARE UNDETERMINED. ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST-LANDING FIRE, NEGATING PRECISE FINDING OF ORIGINAL FIRE SOURCE/CAUSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Republic RC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1984 | Republic RC-3 | Lakeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1984 | Republic RC-3 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Republic RC-3 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1985 | Republic RC-3 | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1983 | Republic RC-3 | Gilderland, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1983 | Republic RC-3 | Blakely Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Girdwood, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Ohio Creek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Big Susitna Rvr, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1984 | Cessna U206 | Hinchinbrook, Alaska, United States | Chitina Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 3NM | Selawik, Alaska, United States | Ryan Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |