REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 176

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AIRCRAFT DATA
Manufacturer: Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA.
Model: RC-3 Seabee
Type Certificate No: A-769
Serial Number: 176
Manufacturing Date: 1946-11-29
Engine: Franklin 6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM)
S/N 23189
Remarks:  
 
Reg. No. Date Remarks
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N6006K		 1946-11-25 Weight and Balance data: Weight Empty - Actual: 2190.5 lbs.
1946-11-29 Manufacturing Date.
1946-11-?? Test flight.
1946-11-30 Bill of Sale, CAA Form ACA-502:
Purchaser: Capitol Aircraft Sales; Hyde Field, Clinton, Maryland.
Seller: Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, New York; M. G. Veckman, Assistant Treasurer.
1946-11-30 Application for Registration of Aircraft, CAA Form ACA-501:
Applicant: Capitol Aircraft Sales; Hyde Field, Clinton, Maryland.
Signed: Arthur C. Hyde, President.
1946-11-30 Aircraft Registration Certificate No. 6006K, CAA Form ACA 500-A, issued to:
Capitol Aircraft Sales; Hyde Field, Clinton, Maryland.
1946-11-30 Application for Airworthiness Certificate, CAA Form ACA-305.
Owner: Capitol Aircraft Sales; Hyde Field, Clinton, Maryland.
1946-11-30 Airworthiness Certificate No: 6006K, CAA Form ACA 305-A, issued.
1946-12-01 Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Capitol Aircraft Sales; Clinton, Maryland, USA.
1946-12-02 Statement of Conformity, CAA Form ACA 317, issued by Republic Aviation Corporation ... 176 has been manufactured in conformity with the data forming the basis for Type Certificate No. 769 Tentative...
[Signed W. I. Stieglitz, Design Engineer, Commercial Req'ts].
1946-12-02 Bill of Sale, CAA Form ACA-502:
Purchaser: Peninsula Airport, Inc.; Hampton, Virginia.
Seller: Capitol Aircraft Sales; Hyde Field, Clinton, Maryland.
(Undated) Application for Registration of Aircraft, CAA Form ACA-501:
Applicant: Peninsula Airport, Inc.; Route 168, Box E, Hampton, Virginia.
1946-12-05 Bill of Sale, CAA Form ACA 500 Part C:
Purchaser: Raymond Albert Anderson; 130 Powhatan Parkway, Hampton, Virginia.
Seller: The Peninsula Airport, Inc.; Box E, Wythe Branch, Hampton, Virginia; J. C. Warnom, Secretary-Treasurer.
1946-12-27 Registration Certificate, CAA Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Raymond Albert Anderson; 130 Powhatan Parkway, Hampton, Virginia.
1946-12-28 Bill of Sale, CAA Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Leon H. Barnes; 6140 Sylvan Avenue, Norfolk 8, Virginia.
Seller: Raymond A. Anderson.
1946-12-28 Application for Registration, CAA Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant: Leon H. Barnes; 6140 Sylvan Avenue, Norfolk 8, Virginia.
1947-09-09 Certificate of Registration, CAA Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Leon H. Barnes; 6140 Sylvan Avenue, Norfolk 8, Virginia.

Operated by Civil Air Patrol, United States Air Force; Norfolk Squadron 1, Virginia Wing.
1947-11-30 Annual Inspection. Airframe total time: 100 hrs. Engine total time: 100 hrs.
1948-12-02 Annual Inspection.
1950-02-08 Annual Inspection.
1951-06-02 Annual Inspection.
1957-04-15 Bill of Sale, CAA Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: William Alexander Morgan; Chestnut Avenue, Glen Riddle, Route 1, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania.
Seller: Leon H. Barnes.
1957-04-15 Application for Registration, CAA Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant: William Alexander Morgan; Chestnut Avenue, Glen Riddle, Route 1, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania.
1957-05-10 Major Repair and Alteration Form, CAA Form ACA 337:
Agency: Piedmont Aviation, Inc.; Municipal Airport, Norfolk, Virginia.
  1. Remove Damaged Wing Float Strut and Fittings
  2. Install New Fittings and Strut P/N #105 - Strut and P/N #1488 Fittings as furnished by American Aviation Corp,, Freeland, Mich.
  3. Install new P/N #1052 Float Wing.

    Above work accomplished in accordance with Mfg. Spec. and is same as original installation Except: Note:
    Note: 16 ea. AN 509-10-11R Structural Screws in place of 100° counter sunk rivets and AN 960-10D washers were used under the AN 365-10 nuts and A .040 24ST Doubler was incorporate Between the nuts and washers and the original Strut Receptacle Structure. To attach Fittings P/N #1488.
  4. Damage to Wing in the Center of #5 Panel Outboard of Float position was accomplished by applying a Flush Patch in accordance with CAM 18.30 - 4 (e) (5) (i) (v) (b) in manner shown in Figure 4-20 - Access Hole in Board of Wing Float Strut-attach Point was also made in this manner.
1957-05-13 Certificate of Registration, CAA Form ACA-500 (Part A), issued to:
William Alexander Morgan; Chestnut Avenue, Glen Riddle, Route 1, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania.
1957-05-13 Chesapeake Bay, near Delaware Canal, Delaware: Aircraft hit a floating log during landing on water and sank. Pilot/owner escaped with minor injuries.

Teacher Rescued in Plane Crash

     GLEN RIDDLE — William A. Morgan, 34, of' Chestnut av., heading home yesterday in an amphibian plane just bought at Norfolk, Va., made it but the plane didn't.
     Morgan's unexpected itinerary included some scratches and bruises, a dunking and swim in the Chesapeake and the Delaware Canal and a rescue by a tug.
     Industrial arts teacher at Springfield High School and a veteran flier, Morgan decided to land at Delaware City on his way to Delaware County Airport. His CB Republic plane hit a log in the water, "just collapsed" and nosed over. It was 4:30 p.m.
     The crew of the tug Bristol, accompanied by a dredge of the American Dredging Co., spotted the capsized plane near the mouth of the canal and picked up Morgan who was hanging to its side.

PLANE SINKS 
     The Escort, Corps of Engineers vessel which patrols the canal, picked up Morgan and towed the plane to near the Reedy Point bridge where it sank. Only the tail of the plane remained above water.
     Morgan, who learned to fly in the Navy during World War II and who has more than 2,000 hours in the air, had bought the plane for his own use. He is the son of William Morgan, Springfield magistrate.
     Today he planned to have his minor injuries checked and then visit the scene of the crash to determine the extent of the damage to his plane.

[Chester Times; Chester, Pa., Tuesday, May 14, 1957]
1957-07-19 Cancellation Record, CAA Form ACA 195:
Registered owner: William Alexander Morgan
Cancelled for reason checked below:
[x] Accident. 5-13-57

Cancelled from CAA Aircraft Register.
  Sources: RAC Seabee Delivery List.
FAA Aircraft Registry.
Barry Collman.
Matt Miller.

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