# Accident 19830731041459A: Amtr RALLY3, Council Bluffs, IA, July 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1983, 20:20 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2406° N, 95.8506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2406&lon=-95.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3915C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3915C-1989-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Abbott Mark D ROTEC RALLY 3 (registry code 0567528, https://openairdocs.org/model/abbott-mark-d-rotec-rally-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RALLY3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 23 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731041459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING INSTRUCTION, FLIGHT DEAD STICK LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED RESULTING IN HARD LANDING AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC83FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA172), Aug 1, 1983: Rotec Engineering Rally 3 (N3915C), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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