# Accident 19850511019809A: Amtr RALLY3, Constantia, NY, May 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Constantia, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 43.2509° N, 75.9990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2509&lon=-75.9990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302RE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302RE-2011-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fitzgerald William RALLY 3 (registry code 05675ED, https://openairdocs.org/model/fitzgerald-william-rally-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RALLY3
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 600 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FFJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FFJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511019809A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND ULTRALIGHT STALLED INTO TREES. PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH SUSPECTED ENGINE PROBLEM.

## 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 NYC85FFJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FFJ02), May 11, 1985: Rotec Engineering Rally 3 (N302RE), Constantia, NY, 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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