Single-engine piston

N6755K

1947 Republic Seabee RC-3

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1947
Serial
1043
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Franklin 6A8 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Walnut Ridge, AR
1947 Republic Seabee RC-3
Representative photo of a Republic Seabee RC-3. Not a photo of N6755K.
Registration record

N6755K on the FAA register

Type
1947 Republic Seabee RC-3
Serial
1043
Engines
Franklin 6A8 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Walnut Ridge, AR
Certificate issued
2025-03-27
Airworthiness date
1956-06-14
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A8F15C
Mode S (octal)
52170534
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
520 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N6755K.
  • 2001-08-12
    Accident at Chimacum, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N6755K

N6755K is a 1947 Republic Seabee RC-3, serial number 1043. It is registered to an individual in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 27, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 June 14, 1956.

N6755K 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

2001-08-12 Accident · Chimacum, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA01LA154
Reported aircraft: Republic RC-3
Probable cause: An internal ground in the right magneto followed by an internal ground evidenced by arcing in the left ignition coil unit, which led to failure of both the right magneto and the left coil ignition system respectively during cruise. Contributing factors were a cow impacted by the right main landing gear and the pilot's unanticipated higher than expected rate of descent during the 180 degree descending turn to final.

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.