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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RALLY3A · Franklin, MA · September 11, 1983

Date
September 11, 1983 · 17:45 local
Place
Franklin, MA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N116RE
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FU010
Reported as
Amtr RALLY3A
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
753 total0 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Became airborne on a high speed taxi test. Struck trees trying to return. Pilot had no prior ultralight experience.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME AIRBORNE ON A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO RETURN. PILOT HAD NO PRIOR ULTRALIGHT EXPERIENCE.

NTSB investigation

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