Rotec RALLY 3B N65RE

Summary

On 10 April 1983 at about 15:30 local time, a Rotec RALLY 3B registered N65RE was involved in an accident near Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 April 1983 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

35.6702, -97.4099

Aircraft

Rotec RALLY 3B

Registration

N65RE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA182

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT OF THE REGISTERED, 2 PLACE, ULTRALIGHT ACFT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE & HE WAS INTENDING TO LAND INTO THE WIND. HOWEVER, HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE WIND HAD SWITCHED TO A TAIL WIND BEFORE THE LANDING. AFTER LANDING, HE REALIZED THERE WOULD BE INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING TO STOP. SO HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES. AS HE ROTATED & BECAME AIRBORNE, THE LEFT WING DROPPED. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A FENCE POST & THE ULTRALIGHT CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.