# Accident 19900930043979A: Amtr SOPWITHDOLPH, Reinbeck, NY, September 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1990, 15:50 local time
- Place: Reinbeck, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9896° N, 73.8707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9896&lon=-73.8707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47166, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47166) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Palen SOPWITH DOLPHIN (registry code 0560873, https://openairdocs.org/model/palen-sopwith-dolphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SOPWITHDOLPH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DHM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DHM26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOUD BANG AND ROUGH ENGINE ON LOW PASS. TRIED TO MAKE 360 BACK TO RUNWAY. ENGINE QUIT. CRASHED IN TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC90DHM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DHM26), Sep 30, 1990: Palen Sopwith Dolphin (N47166), Reinbeck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED ENGINE FAILURE DURING LOW ALTITUDE OPERATIONS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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