REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 682

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N6432K
Continental IO-470-P engine conversion
Photo: © courtesy of Nancy and Randy Rhodes

AIRCRAFT DATA

Manufacturer: Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA.
Model: RC-3 Seabee
Type Certificate No: A-769
Serial Number: 682
Manufacturing Date: 1947-04-??
Engine: (1) Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM)

(2) Continental IO-470-P (250 JP at 2600 RPM)

Remarks: Engine conversion by George Pappas, Alaska.

Extended wings, droop tips, wing root fences, wide spray rails, electric bilge system, Cleveland brakes & electro-hydraulic system.

Mode S codes:
52071410 / A87308 (N6432K).

 
Reg. No. Date Remarks
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1947-04-?? Manufacturing Date.
1947-04-10 Certificate of Airworthiness, Form ACA-305, issued.
1947-04-15 Statement of Conformity, Form ACA 317, issued by Republic Aviation Corporation ... 682 has been manufactured in conformity with the data forming the basis for Type Certificate No. 769 ...
[Signed M. E. Barzelay, Design Engineer].
1947-04-?? Test flight.
1947-04-10 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Northwest Air Service, Inc.; Boeing Field, Seattle 8, Washington.
Seller: Republic Aviation Corporation; M. G. Veckman, Assistant Treasurer.
1947-04-10 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Ray Petersen Flying Service; Anchorage, Alaska.
Seller: Northwest Air Service, Inc.
1947-04-23 Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Northwest Air Service, Inc.; Seattle, Washington, USA.
1947-04-24 Application for Registration, Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant:
Ray Petersen Flying Service; Anchorage, Alaska.
1947-??-?? Accident. Damage to forward bottom hull, wing floats, struts and water rudder.
1947-07-27 Repair completed at Ray Petersen Flying Service; Anchorage, Alaska.
1947-08-20 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Northwest Air Service Company; Boeing Field, Seattle 8, Washington.
Seller: Northwest Air Service, Inc.
1947-09-03 Certificate of Registration, Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Ray Petersen Flying Service; Anchorage, Alaska.
1948-02-19 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Northern Consolidated Airlines, Inc.; Anchorage, Alaska.
Seller: Ray Petersen Flying Service (Raymond Petersen).
1948-02-19 Northern Consolidated Airlines, Inc.; Box 1439, Anchorage, Alaska.
1948-02-26 Certificate of Registration, Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Northern Consolidated Airlines, Inc.; Box 1439, Anchorage, Alaska.
1950-06-20 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: J. H. Foster & Joe Morris; Box 1620, Anchorage, Alaska.
Seller: Northern Consolidated Airlines, Inc. (Raymond Petersen).
1950-06-26 Application for Registration, Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant: J. H. Foster & Joe Morris; Box 1620, Anchorage, Alaska.
1950-07-20 Registration Certificate, Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
J. H. Foster & Joe Morris; Box 1620, Anchorage, Alaska.
1952-09-23 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Augustus E. Olson; Box 1178, Star Route, Spenard, Alaska.
Seller: J. H. Foster & Joe Morris.
1952-09-23 Application for Registration, Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant: Augustus E. Olson; Box 1178, Star Route, Spenard, Alaska.
1952-10-01 Certificate of Registration, Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Augustus E. Olson; Box 1178, Star Route, Spenard, Alaska.
1954-02-14 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Roy Allen Farrer; 1802 Kuskowim Street, Anchorage, Alaska.
Seller: Augustus E. Olson.
1954-02-20 Application for Registration, Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant: Roy Allen Farrer; 1802 Kuskowim Street, Anchorage, Alaska.
1954-04-29 Certificate of Registration, Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Roy Allen Farrer; 2510 Porter Avenue, Anchor Park, Anchorage, Alaska.
1955-06-27 Application for Registration, Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant: Dale Morehouse; Box 603, Cordova, Alaska.
1955-11-17 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Dale Morehouse; Box 603, Cordova, Alaska.
Seller: Roy Allen Farrer.
1955-12-29 Certificate of Registration, Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Dale Morehouse; Box 603, Cordova, Alaska.
1959-02-10 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Robert C. Smith; P O Box 141, Homer, Alaska.
Seller: Dale A. Morehouse.
1959-02-10 Application for Registration, Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant: Robert C. Smith; P O Box 141, Homer, Alaska.
1959-03-30 Certificate of Registration, Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Robert C. Smith; P O Box 141, Homer, Alaska.
1960-07-14 Bill of Sale, Form ACA-500 Part C:
Purchaser: Warren O. Twiggs and Margaret C. Twiggs; c/o Federal Aviation Agency, Annette Island, Alaska.
Seller: Robert C. Smith.
1960-07-23 Application for Registration, Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant: Warren O. Twiggs and Margaret C. Twiggs; c/o Federal Aviation Agency, Annette Island, Alaska.
1960-08-16 Certificate of Registration, Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Warren O. Twiggs and Margaret C. Twiggs; c/o Federal Aviation Agency, Annette Island, Alaska.
1964-05-15 Bill of Sale:
Purchaser: Verdella M. Fiechtner; 3007 Arctic Boulevard, Anchorage, Alaska.
Sellers: Warren O. Twiggs and Margaret C. Twiggs.
1964-05-15 Application for Registration, Form ACA-500 Part B:
Applicant: Verdella M. Fiechtner; 3007 Arctic Boulevard, Anchorage, Alaska.
1964-07-25 Certificate of Registration, Form ACA-500 Part A, issued to:
Verdella M. Fiechtner; 3007 Arctic Boulevard, Anchorage, Alaska.
1964-10-29 Bill of Sale, FAA Form 500-3:
Purchaser: Verdella M. Fiechtner; 1108-30th Street, Spenard, Alaska.
Sellers: Warren O. Twiggs and Margaret C. Twiggs.
1964-10-29 Bill of Sale, FAA Form 500-3:
Purchaser: Spartan Aircraft Company; Box 600, Anchorage, Alaska.
Seller: Verdella M. Fiechtner.
1964-10-29 Application for Aircraft Registration, FAA Form 500-2:
Applicant: Spartan Aircraft Company; Box 600, Anchorage, Alaska.
George Pappas, partner, John D. Urban, partner.
1964-12-11 Certificate of Registration, FAA Form 500-1, issued to:
Spartan Aircraft Company; Box 600, Anchorage, Alaska.
1967-05-03 Certificate of Airworthiness - Experimental issued.
Engine Continental IO-470P. George Pappas.
1968-07-24 Certificate of Airworthiness  - Experimental issued.
Engine Continental IO-470P. George Pappas.
1968-07-30 Standard Airworthiness Certificate, FAA Form 8100-2, issued. (A/W Date).
1970-04-30 Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 8050-2:
Purchaser: John D. Urban, DBA: Spartan Aircraft Company; Box 600, Anchorage, Alaska. 
Sellers; George Pappas, partner, John D. Urban, partner.
1970-07-28 Application for Aircraft Registration, AC Form 8050-2:
Applicant: John D. Urban, DBA: Spartan Aircraft Company; P O Box M, Auburn, WA 98002.
1971-02-20 Certificate of Registration, AC Form 8050-1, issued to:
John D. Urban, DBA: Spartan Aircraft Company; P O Box M, Auburn, WA 98002.
1972-04-03 C of R change of address:
John D. Urban, DBA: Spartan Aircraft Company; P O Box 309, Sun Valley, ID 83353.
1973-04-?? C of R change of address:
John D. Urban, DBA: Spartan Aircraft Company; 3433 Airport Ways, Seattle, WA 98134.
????-??-?? C of R issued to:
Carl F. Penner; 48 West Oberland Court, Midway, UT 84049-6902.
1974-05-24 Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 8050-2:
Purchaser: Brent W. Brown, F. Lanny Gunnell, J. Owen Yeates, and Desmond L. Anderson; 140 East 2nd North, Logan, UT 84321.
Seller: John D. Urban, DBA: Spartan Aircraft Company.
1974-05-24 Aircraft Registration Application, AC Form 8050-2:
Applicant: Brent W. Brown, F. Lanny Gunnell, J. Owen Yeates, and Desmond L. Anderson; 140 East 2nd North, Logan, UT 84321.
1974-06-08 Certificate of Registration, AC Form 8050-1, issued to:
Brent W. Brown, F. Lanny Gunnell, J. Owen Yeates, and Desmond L. Anderson; 140 East 2nd North, Logan, UT 84321.
1975-03-20 Saint Elmo Airport (2R5), Bayou La Batre, Alabama: Pilot taxied into telephone pole on taxi to take off.  Damage: substantial.
NTSB Identification: MIA75DKJ47 
1975-11-19 Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 8050-2:
Purchaser: Gerald Schnaedelbach; 2823 Patterson Avenue, Key West, FL 33040.
Sellers: Brent W. Brown, F. Lanny Gunnell, J. Owen Yeates, and Desmond L. Anderson.
1975-12-09 Aircraft Registration Application, AC Form 8050-2:
Applicant: Gerald Schnaedelbach; 2823 Patterson Avenue, Key West, FL 33040.
1976-01-08 Certificate of Registration, AC Form 8050-1, issued to:
Gerald Schnaedelbach; 2823 Patterson Avenue, Key West, FL 33040.
1978-03-31 Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 8050-2:
Purchaser: Richard C. Scribner, Trustee; 6126 North Service Road, Oakland Pontiac Airport, Pontiac, MI 48054.
Seller: Gerald Schnaedelbach.
1978-04-18 Aircraft Registration Application, AC Form 8050-2:
Applicant: Richard C. Scribner, Trustee; 3648 Shaddick Road, Pontiac, MI 48054.
1978-05-04 Certificate of Registration, AC Form 8050-1, issued to:
Richard C. Scribner, Trustee; 3648 Shaddick Road, Pontiac, MI 48054.
????-??-?? Appeared in the TV-series "Wilderness Family".
1986 For sale
SUPER BEE s/n 682, N6432K w/Cont IO-470-P, 300 hrs, A/F 2100 hrs. Modified by George Pappas in Anchorage. Featured in the Disney film "Wilderness Family".

Extended wings, droop tips, wing root fences, wide spray rails, electric bilge system, Cleveland brakes & electro-hydraulic system. $44,500.

Dick Scribner, 3648 Shaddick Rd, Pontiac, MI 48054. Ph: 313/682-8612.

1987-07-25 Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 8050-2:
Purchaser: Randy J. Rhodes; 10115 Joanna K, Milford, MI 48042.
E-mail: rjrhodes(at)hotmail.com
Seller: Richard C. Scribner.
1987-10-10 Aircraft Registration Application, AC Form 8050-2:
Applicant: Randy J. Rhodes; 10115 Joanna K, Milford, MI 48042.
1987-11-20 Certificate of Registration, AC Form 8050-1, issued to:
Randy J. Rhodes; 10115 Joanna K, Milford, MI 48042.
1988-07-25 Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 8050-2:
Purchaser: Leslie K. Vipond; 2031 McCracken Drive, RR#1, Dunkirk, MD 20754.
Seller: Randy J. Rhodes.
1988-07-25 Aircraft Registration Application, AC Form 8050-2:
Applicant: Leslie K. Vipond; 2031 McCracken Drive, RR#1, Dunkirk, MD 20754.
1988-08-16 Certificate of Registration, AC Form 8050-1, issued to:
Leslie K. Vipond; 2031 McCracken Drive, RR#1, Dunkirk, MD 20754-2700.
2012-01-22 Aircraft Re-registration Application, AC Form 8050-1A:
Applicant: Leslie K. Vipond; 2031 McCracken Drive, RR#1, Dunkirk, MD 20754-2700.
2016-08-02 Change of Address:
Leslie K. Vipond; 100 Severn Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403.
2020-04-02 C of R issued to:
Richard F. Miller; 959 Side Saddle Trail, Lusby, MD 20657-3658.
2022-03-11 C of R issued to:
Thomas DiCecco III; 81 Emerald Ridge Drive, Bear, DE 19701-2233.

Based at Wilmington - New Castle Airport KILG, New Castle, Delaware.

  Sources: RAC Seabee Delivery List.
FAA Registry.
Richard W. Sanders.
Carl Penner.
Nancy and Randy Rhodes.
Eldon Kearl.
Thomas DiCecco III.

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Shortly after engine conversion IO-470P
by George Pappas in Alaska 1968
Photo: © via Thomas DiCecco III

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Continental IO-470-P engine conversion
Photo: © courtesy of Nancy and Randy Rhodes

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Continental IO-470-P engine conversion
Photo: © courtesy of Nancy and Randy Rhodes

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Ray Rader, Eldon Kearl, Carl Penner & Ray's Daughter
Bear Lake, Idaho
1973
Photo: © Eldon Kearl

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USA
Photo: © Please tell me!

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Oakland County Airport, Pontiac, Michigan, USA
November 1980
Photo: © www.skippycage.com

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