Republic RC-3 N6111K
1 February 1972 · Danbury, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 February 1972 at about 13:40 local time, a Republic RC-3 registered N6111K, operated by Stol Acft Corp, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Danbury, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Danbury, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Danbury
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Republic RC-3
- Registration
- N6111K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stol Acft Corp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Norwood, Mass
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0483
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
NR 1 CYLINDER ZERO COMPRESSION, CAUSE NOT DETERMINED, ENG NOT TORN DOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Republic RC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1972 | Republic RC-3 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 1972 | Republic RC-3 | Kasumiga-Ur, Asia | Atsugi NAF Fly | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1973 | Republic RC-3 | Umatilla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 6 Nov 1973 | Republic RC-3 | Dania, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |