# Accident 20041106035259A: Kinner SPORTSTERB, Millbrook, NY, November 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Millbrook, NY
- Airport: Sky Acres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7072° N, 73.7378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7072&lon=-73.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14288, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14288) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kinner SPORTSTER B. (registry code 4940202, https://openairdocs.org/model/kinner-sportster-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner B5 series (registry code 37501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERB
- Reported engine: GLADEN KINNERB5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,108 total, 66 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041106035259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOV 6, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 HRS LOCAL TIME THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT SKYACRES AIRPORT. THE WEATHER REPORTED BY FSS POU WAS WIND 11 TO 12 KNOTS AT 260 WITH GUSTS REPORTED 16 TO 20 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS HIT WITH A CROSSWIND AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP; ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS ENGINE, PROP, AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 NYC05CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA018), Nov 6, 2004: Kinner Sportster (N14288), Millbrook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N14288 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850914060109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914060109I), Sep 14, 1985: Kinner SPORTSTERB (N14288), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Hard landing made on third attempt after airspeed indicator failed on newly restored aircraft.

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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