Single-engine piston

N6295K

1946 Republic Seabee RC-3

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
508
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wallitner Aviation and Restoration LLC (LLC)
Based
Bremerton, WA
1946 Republic Seabee RC-3
Representative photo of a Republic Seabee RC-3. Not a photo of N6295K.
Registration record

N6295K on the FAA register

Type
1946 Republic Seabee RC-3
Serial
508
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Wallitner Aviation and Restoration LLC
Bremerton, WA
Certificate issued
2022-10-21
Airworthiness date
1979-03-27
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A83ABD
Mode S (octal)
52035275
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
520 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N6295K.
  • 2001-03-23
    Accident at Carr Inlet, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N6295K

N6295K is a 1946 Republic Seabee RC-3, serial number 508. The FAA register lists Wallitner Aviation and Restoration LLC as the registrant in Bremerton, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GO-480 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 (normal), dated March 27, 1979.

N6295K has 1 accident/incident record 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

2001-03-23 Accident · Carr Inlet, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA01LA067
Reported aircraft: Republic RC-3
Probable cause: Fatigue fracture of the propeller attaching bolts resulting in the total separation of the propeller assembly from the crankshaft flange.

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.