Downer REP. SEABEE RC-3 N6305K
13 August 1985 · Haugan, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1985 at about 14:45 local time, a Downer REP. SEABEE RC-3 registered N6305K, operated by Dale A. McCombs, was involved in an accident near Haugan, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Haugan, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.3209, -115.3607
- Aircraft
- Downer REP. SEABEE RC-3
- Registration
- N6305K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dale A. McCombs
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Coeur D'alene → Missoula
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85LA218
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
THE PLT HAD RECONDITIONED N6305K AND WAS FLYING THE ACFT TO HIS HOME IN TEXAS. HE CONTINUED TO STATE THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 6500 FT, HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE FOLLOWED BY A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS IN PWR. THE PLT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FOREST SERVICE ROAD. EXAM OF THE ENG AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE NO. 3 PISTON HAD FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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