REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 707 |
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| 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. |
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| 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? | |



