REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 763

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AIRCRAFT DATA

Installed steerable tail wheel  as per Republic Service Bulletin No. 17.

FLIER FINDS IT’S SAFER IN ALASKA

     An Alaskan pilot finally ran out of luck and crashed his amphibian planet a mile from Benson today.
     John C. Coray, 30. a teacher from Port Alsworth, Alaska, climbed out of the destroyed plane unhurt. Taking a bus to Tucson from where he planned to fly by airline back home, he said, “I'm going back to Alaska where it’s safe.”
     Things hadn’t gone well for Coray since he picked up the pusher-type Republic SeaBee plane in Wichita on Thursday.
     He decided to go back home by way of Los Angeles, but had two forced landings before getting to Benson.
     “I sat down in some farm er’s wheat field in the Midwest.” Coray said today. “Then I sat down at the Air Force Base at Clovis, N.M. They were ready to shoot me.”
     Yesterday, Corav landed at Benson, this time because of trouble with the gas gauge.
     This morning at 4:45 Coray took off again, lost power, clipped the main power line into Benson and set the plane down in the mesquite.
     "The plane was pretty well washed up.” Sam Player, owner of the San Pedro Valley News said.
     Coray said. ‘‘Brother they can have that airplane. No more of them for me.” The plane was not insured.

[Tucson Daily Citizen; Tucson, Arizona, Saturday Evening, May 26, 1956

Cancelled from CAA Aircraft Register.

Gentlemen:

The United States registration of Republic, serial number 763, N6497K, was cancelled October 24, 1956. We are recalling the inactive folder form Federal Storage and upon receipt of the folder, we will advise you of any additional requirements to permit registration in your name.

Sincerely yours
Lester G. Robinson, Chief
Aircraft Registration Division
Control System Data Establishment

Gentlemen:

We have received the inactive file from storage pertaining to Republic RC3, serial number 763, formerly N6497K.

The United States registry was cancelled October 24, 1956, by reason of accident.

The registration number N6497K is available for reassignment and may be reassigned to this aircraft upon receipt of the required $10.00 special number fee. We are reserving N6497K for your use for a period of twenty days pending receipt of your reply.

You may obtain another registration number from your local Federal Aviation Agency Inspector without charge. If another number is obtained in the field, please refer to former registration number so we readily locate our records.

The aircraft was last registered in the name of John C. Coray, Port Alsworth, Alaska. In order to issue a certificate of registration in your name, a bill of sale to cover each change in the ownership of the aircraft from John C. Coray to Jeff R. Welter should be submitted.

Part C, Form FAA-500, is enclosed for your use.

Sincerely yours
Lester G. Robinson, Chief
Aircraft Registration Division
Control System Data Establishment

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