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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RALLY3A · Kirkville, NY · July 3, 1983

Date
July 3, 1983 · 20:10 local
Place
Kirkville, NY
Airport
Kirkville
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N104RE
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83LA166
Reported as
Amtr RALLY3A
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
215 total72 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The propeller became decoupled on final approach. The aircraft struck trees during landing. Faulty coupling design.

As the FAA filed it

THE PROPELLER BECAME DECOUPLED ON FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING. FAULTY COUPLING DESIGN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.