# Accident 20030604030289A: Amtr AVRO504K, Rhinebeck, NY, June 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2003, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Airport: Rhinebeck Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9714° N, 73.8628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9714&lon=-73.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4929, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4929) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Palen AVRO-504K (registry code 0562131, https://openairdocs.org/model/palen-avro-504k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lerhone TYPE C (registry code 40001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lerhone-type-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVRO504K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,613 total, 34 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030604030289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER AFTER TAKE OFF AND FAILED DURING CLIMB. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER BACK TO THE RUNWAY, BUT COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE LOW ALTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO THE OLD RHINEBECK MUSEUM.

## 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 NYC03LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA119), Jun 4, 2003: Palen Avro-504K (N4929), Rhinebeck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N4929 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20091017050339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091017050339A), Oct 17, 2009: Palen AVRO-504K (N4929), Rhinebeck, NY, Substantial damage. Per the pilots statement, " on October 17, 2009 at 15:05, after running up the engine of the avro 504 k replica to 1250 rpms, I took off to the north and at…

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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