Accident Republic RC-3 Seabee N87583, Wednesday 5 June 2024
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Date:Wednesday 5 June 2024
Time:15:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic RC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic RC-3 Seabee
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N87583
MSN: 151
Year of manufacture:1946
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Bert Mooney Airport (BTM/KBTM), Butte, MT -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Butte Airport, MT (BTM/KBTM)
Destination airport:Butte Airport, MT (BTM/KBTM)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed on takeoff from runway 33 due to a gust of wind. The pilot was not injured.

Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 16 knots / 27 knots, 310°

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

NTSB
FAA

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

4 October 1987 N87583 Private 0 Clearlake, CA sub

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jun-2024 14:43 Captain Adam Added
25-Jun-2024 18:21 Captain Adam Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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