# Accident 20050813024859A: Amtr NIEUPORTII, Rhinebeck, NY, August 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Airport: Rhinebeck Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N9163A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9163A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Palen NIEUPORT II (registry code 0564011, https://openairdocs.org/model/palen-nieuport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORTII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050813024859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM NY94 AS PART OF THE OLD RHINEBECK AIR SHOW. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET WHEN A WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ CLAIMED THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 149 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG AND A CUT OVER THE EYE. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC05LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA133), Aug 13, 2005: Palen Nieuport 11 (N9163A), Rhinebeck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N9163A (1)

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

- [Incident 19941002039489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941002039489I), Oct 2, 1994: Amtr NIEUPORT28 (N9163A), Rhinebeck, NY, Minor damage. No details given in report.

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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