Single-engine piston

N6175K

1947 Republic Seabee RC-3

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1947
Serial
363
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Franklin 6A8 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Optimus Aircraft Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Middletown, DE
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1947 Republic Seabee RC-3
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Registration record

N6175K on the FAA register

Type
1947 Republic Seabee RC-3
Serial
363
Engines
Franklin 6A8 series
Registered owner
Optimus Aircraft Service Inc
Middletown, DE
Certificate issued
2024-09-28
Airworthiness date
1955-09-26
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A80BD0
Mode S (octal)
52005720
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
520 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N6175K.
  • 2000-10-12
    Accident at Baraboo, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 1965-08-01
    Accident at Youngstown Ohio, 35; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-09-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N6175K

N6175K is a 1947 Republic Seabee RC-3, serial number 363. The FAA register lists Optimus Aircraft Service Inc as the registrant in Middletown, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 28, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Franklin 6A8 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 520 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 26, 1955.

N6175K has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Range
520 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,000 ft
Landing over 50 ft
700 ft

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-10-12 Accident · Baraboo, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI01LA013
Reported aircraft: Republic RC-3
Probable cause: the failure of the number five intake valve spring during initial climbout and that there was no suitable terrain during the forced landing. A factor was the corn crop.
1965-08-01 Accident · Youngstown Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2039
Reported aircraft: Republic RC-3

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.