# Accident 19830911048569A: Amtr RALLY3A, Franklin, MA, September 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1983, 17:45 local time
- Place: Franklin, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0834° N, 71.3967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0834&lon=-71.3967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116RE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RALLY3A
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 753 total, 0 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FU010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FU010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830911048569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC83FU010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FU010), Sep 11, 1983: Rotec Rally 3B (N116RE), Franklin, MA, 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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