- Date
- May 11, 1985, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Constantia, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N302RERotec Engineering Rally 3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850511019809A
- Case key
- 35591
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot and passenger in a rally 3 had been airborne for approximately 3 minutes when he experienced a engine failure. The pilot set up for a landing and eventually got the engine restarted. After flying close to the ground for about 1/4 mile he started climbing and turned on course. A second engine failure occurred and the pilot was unable to get a restart. The aircraft stalled just as the pilot cleared a line of trees approximately 50 ft high.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N302RE
- Reported as
- Rotec Engineering Rally 3
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 48 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William J. Fitzgerald
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · May 11, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- Constantia, NY
- Airport
- Private Strip
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,050 total · 600 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.