# NTSB Accident FTW96LA081
> **Republic RC 3** · 1995-12-28 · WHITEWRIGHT, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA081
- **Event ID:** 20001207X05012
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-12-28
- **Location:** WHITEWRIGHT, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.509418, -96.390487
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Republic
- **Model:** RC 3
- **Registration:** N6127K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The separation of a spark plug and 4 other spark plugs being 'finger' tight as a result of undertorquing by maintenance personnel when they were reinstalled following inspection. A factor was a lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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