# Accident 20050509009689A: Amtr CAMEL, Rhinebeck, NY, May 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2005, 18:45 local time
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Airport: Rhinebeck Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N7157Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7157Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Palen J H Cole PALENS SOPWITH CAMEL (registry code 056163J, https://openairdocs.org/model/palen-j-h-cole-palens-sopwith-camel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CAMEL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,350 total, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050509009689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE TAKE OFF RUN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 NYC05CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA080), May 9, 2005: Palen Sopwith Camel (N7157Q), Rhinebeck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was the uneven runway, and the pilot's lack of total experience in make and model.

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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