Single-engine piston

N6511K

1947 Republic Seabee RC-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
777
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gateway Air Center Inc (Corporation)
Based
Merced, CA
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1947 Republic Seabee RC-3
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Registration record

N6511K on the FAA register

Type
1947 Republic Seabee RC-3
Serial
777
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Gateway Air Center Inc
Merced, CA
Certificate issued
2009-01-12
Airworthiness date
1985-04-08
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A892F6
Mode S (octal)
52111366
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
520 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-01-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N6511K.
  • 1985-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N6511K

N6511K is a 1947 Republic Seabee RC-3, serial number 777. The FAA register lists Gateway Air Center Inc as the registrant in Merced, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 12, 2009 and expires on April 30, 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 April 8, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6511K.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6511K.

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.