# Accident 19930815029249A: Amtr RALLY3, Jay, FL, August 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1993, 19:45 local time
- Place: Jay, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9504° N, 87.1500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9504&lon=-87.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145RE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145RE-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rotec Engineering ROTEC RALLY 3 (registry code 056755B, https://openairdocs.org/model/rotec-engineering-rotec-rally-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RALLY3
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 6 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930815029249A

## Narrative

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

TRIED RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRSTRIP DUE ROUGH AIR. STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND. NO FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN HOMEBUILT. (.19) ON AUGUST 15, 1993, ABOUT 1945 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROTEC ENGINEERING, INC., ROTEC RALLY 3, N145RE, LISTED WITH THE FAA IN A "SALE REPORTED" STATUS, CRASHED FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL NEAR JAY, FLORIDA WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE TIME OF DEPARTURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.  ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE STALLED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THEN DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING THE ENTIRE TIME AND SOUNDED NORMAL.

## 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 MIA93LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA175), Aug 16, 1993: Rotec Engineering Rotec Rally 3 (N145RE), Jay, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VS), INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AND ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR RECOVERY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF TOTAL…

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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