# Accident 20110226001799A: British Air BAC 167 STR, Kingston, NY, February 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kingston, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9808° N, 73.9469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9808&lon=-73.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N167SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N167SM-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British BAC 167 STRIKEMASTER (registry code 1480307, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-167-strikemaster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce VIPER-535 (registry code 54581, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-viper-535) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AIR BAC 167 STR
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC VIPER 535
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,187 total, 21 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110226001799A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 26, 2011, ABOUT 1332 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION BAC 167 STRIKEMASTER, N167SM, CRASHED INTO THE HUDSON RIVER FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL AT ULSTER, NEW YORK. THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY DRAGON AVIATION INC. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA COUNTY AIRPORT, JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ABOUT 1235.ACCORDING TO A REPRESENTATIVE FOR DRAGON AVIATION, THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE TO COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT, HUDSON, NEW YORK, WITH HIS PERMISSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO REPOSITION THE AIRPLANE FROM SMYRNA, TENNESSEE TO HUDSON. A FUEL STOP AT JOHNSTOWN WAS PLANNED.THE PILOT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN VIA DUATS. FLIGHTPLAN STRIP AS FOLLOWS: FILED AT 1712Z, 17,000 FEET, AIRSPEED 300 KNOTS, ROUTING: JST-SEG-20N-1B1. ETE 0+45. FOB 2+00.WHILE AT JOHNSTOWN, THE PILOT TELEPHONED FRIENDS AND INFORMED THEM THAT HE WOULD BE FLYING OVER KINGSTON-ULSTER AIRPORT (20N) IN ULSTER. AFTER CALLING HIS POSITION ON THE AIRPORT UNICOM FREQUENCY, HE REPORTEDLY FLEW OVER THE AIRFIELD AND PERFORMED A ROLLING MANEUVER, DESCRIBED BY WITNESSES AS A ROLL OR BARREL ROLL. FOLLOWING THE ROLLING MANEUVER, HE REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND EXECUTED A SECOND PASS, DOWN THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 15 AT LOW ALTITUDE AND WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. FOLLOWING THE LOW PASS, HE REPORTEDLY PULLED THE AIRPLANE UP TO A NOSE-HIGH ALTITUDE AND INITIATED A LEFT-HAND TURN. DURING THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE NOSE REPORTEDLY DROPPED AND THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A STEEP, DESCENDING TURN UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE RIVER.

## 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 ERA11FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA165), Feb 26, 2011: British BAC 167 Strikemaster (N167SM), Kingston, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane.

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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