Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
DOWNER REPUBLIC RC-3
Fixed Wing Single Engine · FRANKLIN 6A8 SERIES
Registered
6
Year Range
1947–1947
NTSB Events
2
Airworthiness Directives
0
Aircraft Resources
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered DOWNER REPUBLIC RC-3 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- MD 16.7% 1
- WI 16.7% 1
- WA 16.7% 1
- CA 16.7% 1
- MO 16.7% 1
- MI 16.7% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1940s 50.0% 3
- Unknown 50.0% 3
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving DOWNER REPUBLIC RC-3 aircraft
2 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 2.
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Jun 3, 1972
N6097KLIGONIER, Indiana Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 11, 1970
N6652KHOMEWOOD, California
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to DOWNER REPUBLIC RC-3
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for DOWNER REPUBLIC RC-3
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 6 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2ZT | MD | 1947 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6097K | WI | 1947 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N6483K | WA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6570K | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6652K | MO | 1947 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N87548 | MI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →