REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 179

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N6009K

NC6009K
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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: 179
Manufacturing Date: 1946-11-??
Engine: Franklin 6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM)
S/N 23198
Remarks:  
 
Reg. No. Date Remarks
NC6009K
N6009K
1946-11-?? Manufacturing Date.
1946-11-26 Weight and Balance data: Weight Empty - Actual: 2197.0 lbs.
1946-11-?? Test flight.
1946-12-02 Statement of Conformity, CAA Form ACA 317, issued by Republic Aviation Corporation ... 179 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].
1946-12-03 Bill of Sale, CAA Form ACA-502:
Purchaser: Turgeon Flying Service, Inc.; Sky Harbor Airport, Northbrook, Illinois,
Seller: Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, New York; M. G. Veckman, Assistant Treasurer.
1946-12-03 Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Turgeon Flying Service, Inc.; Northbrook, Illinois, USA.
1946-12-03 Application for Airworthiness Certificate, CAA Form ACA-305.
Owner: Turgeon Flying Service, Inc.; Sky Harbor Airport, Northbrook, Illinois.
1946-12-03 Airworthiness Certificate No: 6009K, CAA Form ACA 305-A, issued.
1946-12-03 Application for Registration of Aircraft, CAA Form ACA-501:
Applicant: Turgeon Flying Service, Inc.; Sky Harbor Airport, Northbrook, Illinois.
Signed: William R. Turgeon, Vice President.
1946-12-03 Aircraft Registration Certificate No. 6009K, CAA Form ACA 500-A, issued to:
Turgeon Flying Service, Inc.; Sky Harbor Airport, Northbrook, Illinois.
1946-12-11 Bill of Sale, CAA Form ACA-502:
Purchaser: Harold C. Mattes; 5921 West Dickens Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Seller: Turgeon Flying Service, Inc.; Sky Harbor Airport, Northbrook, Illinois.
1946-12-11 Application for Registration of Aircraft, CAA Form ACA-501:
Applicant: Harold C. Mattes; 5921 West Dickens, Chicago, Illinois.
1947-01-03 Registration Certificate, CAA Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Harold C. Mattes; 5921 West Dickens, Chicago, Illinois.
1947-01-16 Bill of Sale, CAA Form ACA 500 Part C:
Purchaser: A. M. Baker; 1315 South Telegraph Road, Lake Forest, Illinois.
Seller: Harold C. Mattes; Owner.
1947-02-18 Registration Certificate, CAA Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
A. M. Baker; 1315 South Telegraph Road, Lake Forest, Illinois.
1948-03-29 Repair and Alteration Form, CAA Form ACA 337:
Agency: Turgeon Flying Service, Inc.; Sky Harbor Airport, Northbrook, Illinois.
Removed left wing tip and damaged area of left wing being 1st and 2nd wing skins form tip. Spliced with new skins of same quality with A 175T rivets.
1948-03-29 Annual Inspection.
1949-05-05 Annual Inspection.
1950-04-24 Annual Inspection.
1951-05-17 Annual Inspection.
1951-06-16 Bill of Sale, CAA Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Lakes Electric; Fox Lake, Illinois.
Seller: Arthur M. Baker.
1951-06-16 Application for Registration, CAA Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant: Lakes Electric; Fox Lake, Illinois.
1952-01-15 Certificate of Registration, CAA Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Lakes Electric; Fox Lake, Illinois.
1952-07-12 Minocqua Airport, Wisconsin: Aircraft stalled and crashed after take off.  Pilot Arthur Schoenemann and passenger Leo Dann were seriously injured.

Illinois Men Hurt in Plane Crash in Area

     Two Fox Lake, Ill., men were injured, one seriously, when their light plane crashed in a takeoff attempt at the Minocqua airport, located three miles south of Minocqua on Highway 51, about 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
     They were Arthur Schoenemann, about 30, the pilot, and Leo Dann, 36, his passenger. Both suffered fractured collar bones and cuts and bruises about the head and shoulders. Dann also sustained internal injuries.
     Both men were taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk.
     Chief of Police Lawrence Bradley of Minocqua said the plane stalled when it got about 100 feet off the ground on a takeoff attempt. It plunged sideways to the ground, landing on a wing tip, and rolled over.
     A CAA (Civil Aeronautics Administration) investigator looked over the wreckage and talked to the two men, but results of his investigation were not released.

[The Rhinelander Daily News; Rhinelander, Wis., Monday Evening, July 14, 1952]

1952-10-03 Aircraft Status Change, Form ACA 195:
Registered owner: Lakes Electric
Canceled for reason checked below:
[x] 4. Accident. Washout 7-12-52 per list 10-2-52 in master file

Cancelled from CAA Aircraft Register.

  Sources: RAC Seabee Delivery List.
FAA Aircraft Registry.
Barry Collman.

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