Rotec Engineering 3A N397RE
27 June 1983 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 June 1983 at about 06:00 local time, a Rotec Engineering 3A registered N397RE was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 06:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- 64.8097, -147.7198
- Aircraft
- Rotec Engineering 3A
- Registration
- N397RE
- 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
- ANC83FA107
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 & A PASSENGER WERE ON A SALES DEMONSTRATION FLT IN THE TWO-PLACE, HOME BUILT, ULTRALIGHT ACFT. DURING TAKEOFF, THE ACFT MUSHED INTO POWER LINES AFTER ATTAINING AN ALTITUDE OF APRX 30 FT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER DURING TAKEOFF. HE ADDED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE WAS MADE, BUT NOT PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL MALFINCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE 1500 FT STRIP WAS REPORTED TO BE ROUGH WITH GRASS, 14 INCHES TALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
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| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |