Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Old Rhinebeck Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Rhinebeck, New York 12572
Sunday, September 23, 2001 17:50 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
Within a 2-year period prior to the accident, the pilot had operated out of the 2,200-foot turf runway approximately 20 times. During the accident takeoff, the airplane was about 50 feet above the ground with 500 feet of runway remaining, when the engine "coughed." However, the pilot believed the engine continued to develop full power, and there was insufficient runway remaining to abort the takeoff. The pilot maintained a climb speed of 65 mph, but as the airplane neared the end of the runway, the climb rate decreased, and the airplane struck trees. The pilot stated that he usually cleared the trees by 100 feet. He added that the airplane was equipped with a mid-range metal propeller, and the fuel tanks were approximately ¾ full. The pilot further stated that 1 week after the accident, some witnesses told him that the engine didn't quite sound the same during the accident takeoff as it did during previous takeoffs, but nobody could positively confirm a power loss. Examination of the engine by an FAA inspector did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
A partial power loss for undetermined reasons.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/23/2001 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1750 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Rhinebeck |
| Event State | NEW YORK |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 12572 |
| Event Date Year | 2001 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | Old Rhinebeck Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | NY94 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0.5 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 20 |
| Airport Elevation | 323 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1753 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 180 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | POU |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 152 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 20 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 19 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 16 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 140 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 3 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.04 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 13099 |
| NTSB Notification Source | EROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | Sep 23 2001 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1840 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 1 2003 7:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Teterboro, NJ |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N57940 |
| NTSB Number | NYC01LA229 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Boeing |
| Aircraft Model | E75N1 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 75-2803 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2950 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 12 2001 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 25 |
| Airframe Hours | 4299 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Milton Palmer |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | West Winfield |
| Aircraft Owner State | NY |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 13491 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | -- |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | -- |
| Operator Zip code | -- |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | NY94 |
| Departure City | Rhinebeck |
| Departure State | NY |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1750 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | K23 |
| Destination City | Cooperstown |
| Destination State | NY |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff - initial climb |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 27 2002 11:07AM |
| User who most recently changed record | PEAR |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 02 |
| Runway Length | 2000 |
| Runway Width | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |