- Date
- June 9, 1984, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Amarillo, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N94RERotec Engineering Rally 3A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840609023599A
- Case key
- 21367
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Overconfidence in aircraft's abilityFactor
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Climb - not maintainedCause
Altitude deviation,uncontrolled
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
At 20 to 30 ft AGL after a southerly takeoff, acft began to lose alt. Plt attempted remedial action but could not arrest the sink rate. Acft collided with ground in a nose-low rt wing attitude. Witnesses stated, winds were primarily from west but very gusty and variable. Density alt was aprx 6,800 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94RE
- Reported as
- Rotec Engineering Rally 3A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 25076
- Airframe hours
- 75
- Engine
- Rotax UNKNOWN, 48 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William R. Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Amarillo, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Private, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 720 total · 5 in this make and model · 610 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.