REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 479

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N6269K

NC6269K
USA
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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: 479
Manufacturing Date: 1947-02-??
Engine: Franklin 6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) S/N 23394
Remarks:

Mode S codes: 52030044 / A83024

 
Reg. No. Date Remarks
NC6269K 1947-02-?? Manufacturing Date.
1947-02-28 Weight and Balance Data: Weight Empty: 2188.0 lbs.
1947-03-?? Test flight.
1947-03-04 Statement of Conformity, Form ACA 317, issued by Republic Aviation Corporation ... 479 has been manufactured in conformity with the data forming the basis for Type Certificate No. A-769-1 Tentative...
[Signed W. I. Stieglitz, Design Engineer, Commercial Req'ts].
1947-03-07 Application for Airworthiness Certificate, Form ACA-305:
Engine 6A8-215-B8F, s/n 23394, Prop 3287, Blades 55810-2 - 55805-2.
1947-03-07 Certificate of Airworthiness, Form ACA-309, issued.
1947-03-07 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Capitol Aircraft Sales; Hyde Field, Clinton, Maryland.
Seller: Republic Aviation Corporation; M. G. Veckman, Assistant Treasurer.
1947-03-07 Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Capitol Aircraft Sales; Clinton, Maryland, USA.
1947-03-08 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Conrad Welling; U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.
Seller: Capitol Aircraft Sales; Arthur C. Hyde, Partner.
(1947-03-08) Application for Registration, Form ACA-500 Part B (undated):
Applicant: Conrad Welling; U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.
1947-03-25 Registration Certificate, Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Conrad Welling; U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.
1947-06-01 Lee Airport, Annapolis, Maryland: After take off, aircraft lost power and crashed into a plowed field.

Quick-Thinking Navy Pilot Saves Lives Of 4 In Takeoff Accident

ANNAPOLIS; Md., June 1 (AP) - A quick-thinking Navy pilot was credited with saving four lives at 2 p. m. (EST) today when he landed safely after a "freak wind" prevented his takeoff here at Lee Airport.
   Lt. Commander Conrad J. Welling of Edgewater, Md., landed his pusher-type Republic Seabee plane upside down in a plowed field after a sharp turn at 20-foot altitude in order to avoid crashing into a power line, Airport Manager J. W. Tyler said.
   Welling, his wife and baby daughter and a New York physician stepped out of the plane "without a scratch", Tyler said.
   Tyler was unable to give the names of the passengers, and Welling was not reached for comment.
   "It was a neat bit of aviation", Tyler explained.
   Welling's plane had become airborne after taking off crosswind on the 3,000-foot runway but "did not gain altitude", the pilot's accident report said.
   "The engine was cut and the aircraft landed downwind in a clear, plowed field", he said.

[The Cumberland News; Cumberland, Maryland, Monday, June 2, 1947].

1947-07-28 Chattel Mortgage of Aircraft issued for the amount of $ 5590.00. The Annapolis Banking and Trust Company / Conrad Welling.
1955-10-17 Aircraft Status Change, Form ACA 195;
Cancelled for reason checked below:
[x] Correspondence returned unclaimed.

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

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