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Republic RC-3

128 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1946 to 1962; half of them date from 1947 or earlier. Florida has the most (14). 27% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Republic RC-3: Civilian amphibious aircraft
Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Republic RC-3 Seabee on Wikipedia

About the RC-3 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
Franklin 6A8 Series (95), Lycoming Go-480 Series (13), Lycoming Gso&Igso-480 (6)
Seats
4
Cruise speed
about 87 mph
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Republic
Registered
earliest certificate June 25, 1962; newest July 8, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Florida14California13Texas11Washington9Delaware8Alaska7Ohio6Virginia5Wyoming4New York4Arizona4Wisconsin3
By state, as a table
aircraft
Florida14
California13
Texas11
Washington9
Delaware8
Alaska7
Ohio6
Virginia5
Wyoming4
New York4
Arizona4
Wisconsin3

Who owns them registrant type

Individual83 (65%)LLC20 (16%)Corporation14 (11%)Co-owned11 (9%)
By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual8365%
LLC2016%
Corporation1411%
Co-owned119%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
RC-31221946 to 196295.3%
RC-3-1619474.7%

When they were built by decade · 34 with no year on file

02346709393194011960
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
194093
19601

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

0481317201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202582026
Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20102
20113
20121
20132
20141
20153
20165
20173
20181
20197
20208
20216
20228
202317
20246
20259
20268

Registration status

Valid128 (100%)
By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid128100%

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard117 (91%)None on file7 (5%)Experimental4 (3%)
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard11791%
None on file75%
Experimental43%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee3Kaskel Super Service LLC2Wolf Aerospace CORP1Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum1Wallitner Aviation and Restoration LLC1Vfr LTD1Splash & Dash Tours INC1Sky West Aviation INC Trustee1Ses Bee LLC1Seabee Heaven LLC1Pvb36 Leasing LLC1Optimus Aircraft Service INC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee3
Kaskel Super Service LLC2
Wolf Aerospace CORP1
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum1
Wallitner Aviation and Restoration LLC1
Vfr LTD1
Splash & Dash Tours INC1
Sky West Aviation INC Trustee1
Ses Bee LLC1
Seabee Heaven LLC1
Pvb36 Leasing LLC1
Optimus Aircraft Service INC1

Fleet pages: Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · Wolf Aerospace CORP · Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Vfr LTD · Sky West Aviation INC Trustee

Accident history NTSB records · 30 cases since 1982, 3 fatal

2026-08-24ANC26LA090 · RC-3 N463RK · accident near Evansville, IN · no injuries
2026-04-12WPR26LA153 · RC-3 N6518K · accident near Phoenix, AZ · minor injuries
2025-06-28WPR25LA198 · RC-3 N6759K · accident near Coolin, ID · no injuries
2024-06-05WPR24LA180 · RC-3 N87583 · accident near Butte, MT · no injuries
2012-09-15ERA12LA562 · RC-3 N6072K · accident near Cedar Bluff, AL · 1 killed
2012-07-21WPR12LA318 · RC-3 N87521 · accident near Snohomish, WA · serious injuries
2009-07-01WPR09LA323 · RC-3 N87487 · accident near Burley, ID · serious injuries
2007-02-02LAX07LA078 · RC-3 N6248K · accident near Julian, CA · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 30 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Republic RC-3 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

128 as of October 23, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Republic RC-3s?

Florida, with 14.

Who owns the Republic RC-3?

27% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Republic RC-3s on the register built?

Between 1946 and 1962; half of them in 1947 or earlier.

How many Republic RC-3 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

30 accidents and incidents since 1982, 3 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Republic RC-3 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the RC-3 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
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Record
Analytics

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/republic/rc-3.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 128

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N6519K Republic
RC-3
 Larrabee Consulting Group LLC
Dayton, Ohio
 Standard 2026-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N665CB Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2026-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6239K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2026-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2319M Republic
RC-3-1
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2026-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87491 Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2026-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6224K Republic
RC-3
 Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
 Standard 2026-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6288C Republic
RC-3
 Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
 None on file 2026-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6386K Republic
RC-3
 Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
 Standard 2026-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N451Z Republic
RC-3
 Co-owned owner
Kansas
 Experimental 2025-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6650K Republic
RC-3
 Miners Inn LLC
Portland, Oregon
 Standard 2025-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6523K Republic
RC-3
 Vfr LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2025-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N230F Republic
RC-3
 Kings Wings LLC
Elkton, Virginia
 None on file 2025-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87537 Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Nevada
 Standard 2025-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N328CB Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2025-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6755K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2025-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5989M Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Connecticut
 Standard 2025-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6204K Republic
RC-3
 Pvb36 Leasing LLC
Denton, Texas
 Standard 2025-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87586 Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2024-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6175K Republic
RC-3
 Optimus Aircraft Service INC
Middletown, Delaware
 Standard 2024-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6488K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2024-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6113K Republic
RC-3
 Withheld at owner's request
 Standard 2024-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87465 Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Experimental 2024-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6518K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2024-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N781RD Republic
RC-3
 Co-owned owner
Idaho
 Standard 2023-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6440K Republic
RC-3
 Chase 13 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 None on file 2023-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33CS Republic
RC-3
 Mtas LLC
Laveen, Arizona
 None on file 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N295CB Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27CB Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6375K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Nevada
 Standard 2023-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93SB Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2023-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6325K Republic
RC-3
 High Road Time LLC
West Palm Beach, Florida
 Standard 2023-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6267K Republic
RC-3
 Mill Boys Flying LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87504 Republic
RC-3
 Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
 Standard 2023-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N461WW Republic
RC-3-1
 Beewitched LLC
Denver, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87493 Republic
RC-3
 Kfg Aviation INC
Huntersville, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6048K Republic
RC-3
 Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, Oregon
 Standard 2023-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6047K Republic
RC-3
 Mummy Mountain Med LLC
Paradise Valley, Arizona
 Standard 2023-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6286K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2023-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6490K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6302K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6748K Republic
RC-3
 Wolf Aerospace CORP
Ontario, California
 Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6240K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2022-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6522K Republic
RC-3
 Kaskel Super Service LLC
Evansville, Indiana
 Standard 2022-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6295K Republic
RC-3
 Wallitner Aviation and Restoration LLC
Bremerton, Washington
 Standard 2022-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6428K Republic
RC-3
 Bus Bee Nlg LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
 Standard 2022-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6118K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
New Jersey
 Standard 2022-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6432K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Delaware
 Standard 2022-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6517K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2022-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5090J Republic
RC-3
 Attitude Toys LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2021-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66CB Republic
RC-3
 Alaska Aviation Museum
Anchorage, Alaska
 Standard 2021-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6007K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2021-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6381K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2021-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6759K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2021-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6684K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N451E Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2020-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6615K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2020-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N463RK Republic
RC-3
 Kaskel Super Service LLC
Evansville, Indiana
 Experimental 2020-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6290K Republic
RC-3-1
 Individual owner
New Mexico
 Standard 2020-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87566 Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Hawaii
 Standard 2020-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6283K Republic
RC-3
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2020-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6568K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2020-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7137B Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2020-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6222K Republic
RC-3
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2019-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6124K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2019-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6342K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2019-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6713K Republic
RC-3
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2019-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6072K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2019-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87482 Republic
RC-3
 Naca 130 LLC
Cameron Park, California
 Standard 2019-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6739K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2019-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12CX Republic
RC-3
 Co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 2018-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6234K Republic
RC-3
 Nab Air LLC
Idaho Springs, Colorado
 Standard 2017-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6429K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2017-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N191V Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2017-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6449K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2016-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990JW Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2016-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10198 Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2016-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6317K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2016-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6485K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2016-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6138K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2015-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87468 Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2015-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6209K Republic
RC-3
 Nobleartaviation INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2015-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5YL Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Maryland
 Standard 2014-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87567 Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Florida
 Experimental 2013-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6102K Republic
RC-3
 Ses Bee LLC
Appleton, Wisconsin
 Standard 2013-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6467K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2012-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6200K Republic
RC-3-1
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2011-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6460K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2011-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6738K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2011-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6210K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Ohio
 None on file 2010-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3263G Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2010-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87553 Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2009-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6511K Republic
RC-3
 Gateway Air Center INC
Merced, California
 Standard 2009-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9042N Republic
RC-3
 Seabee Heaven LLC
Lexington, South Carolina
 Standard 2008-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6706K Republic
RC-3
 Dornier 27 Warbird LLC
Chugiak, Alaska
 Standard 2008-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6538K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2008-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6208K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2008-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87564 Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2008-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2TB Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2008-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6323K Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2007-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12XE Republic
RC-3
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2007-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes