- Date
- July 3, 1983, 20:10 local (Jul 4, 1983, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Kirkville, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N104RERotec/Botsford Rally 3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830703075479A
- Case key
- 35222
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Analysis
The 2 place ultralight acft was on final apch to land when the propeller began to freewheel on the propeller shaft. The eng continued to operate & respond to throttle inputs, but the propeller did not produce thrust. The ultralight began to lose altitude rapidly & the plt was unable to reach the arpt. During a forced landing, the acft collided with swamp adler trees. Reportedly, the centrifugal clutch drum, which connected the propeller to the eng, was installed using the proper bonding compound. The slippage occurred on the reduction drive assembly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N104RE
- Reported as
- Rotec/Botsford Rally 3
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 25165
- Airframe hours
- 72
- Engine
- Rotax 50, 50 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Timothy L. Botsford
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 8, 1983
- Departed
- NY31 · Kirkville, NY
- Airport
- NY31 · Kirkville, runway 27, 1,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 215 total · 72 in this make and model · 157 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SYR, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.