REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 707

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N6456K (Photo: Randy Komko)

N6456K (s/n 707)
McKenna, Washington, USA
Photo: © courtesy Randy Komko

AIRCRAFT DATA

Manufacturer: Republic Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA.
Model: Republic RC-3 Seabee
Type Certificate No: A-769
Serial Number: 707
Manufacturing Date: 1947-04
Engine: Franklin 6A8-215-B8F/-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM)
Lycoming GO-480 (295 HP) Daubenspeck engine conversion.
Remarks:  
 
Reg. No. Date Remarks
NC6456K
N6456K

(N87576)

1947-04 Manufacturing Date.
1947-04- Test flight.
1947-04-19 Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corp. to Mr. James E. Stephens; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
   
   
   
  Capt. John Greef; Seattle, WA, USA.
1980-02-28 Crashed  after making an emergency landing on a field near McKenna, Washington, after engine failure during flight. Pilot John Green got minor injuries, while 73 year old passenger Francis Green was seriously injured.  The flight started from Western Airpark, Yelm, where the Seabee was based.  Aircraft listed as N87576 (s/n 143) in NTSB records?
   
   
   
     

N6456K (Photo: Randy Komko)

N6456K (s/n 707)
McKenna, Washington, USA
Photo: © courtesy Randy Komko

N6456K (Photo: Randy Komko)

N6456K (s/n 707)
McKenna, Washington, USA
Photo: © courtesy Randy Komko

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