# Accident 20110731023519A: Nord STAMPE SV4C, Rhinebeck, NY, July 31, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2011, 15:45 local time
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Airport: Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NONE
- 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: N51SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51SV-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nord STAMPE SV4C (registry code 6383006, https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-stampe-sv4c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Renault H.P03 (registry code 52512, https://openairdocs.org/engine/renault-h-p03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD STAMPE SV4C
- Reported engine: RENAULT 4P03
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 14 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA434) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110731023519A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/30/2011, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW TWO AIRSHOW CIRCUITS WITHOUT ANY DISCREPANCIES.  ON 7/31/2011, 4 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE ADDED TO THE AIRCRAFT BRINGING THE FUEL LEVEL TO JUST OVER 1/2 TANK.  NO ISSUES WERE NOTED DURING PRE-TAKE-OFF RUN-UP OR "CIGAR TIP'S" CHECK.  THE A/C WAS AT 350 AGL ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE SHOW LINE WHEN THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO PULL UP AND AWAY FOR HIS NEXT PASS. HE HEARD A POP AND THE RPM DECREASED. HE LEVELED OFF AND TURNED RIGHT AWAY FROM THE CIRCUIT. HE "JOCKEYED THE THROTTLE" WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. SET UP A GLIDE AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND SET UP A RIGHT DOWNWIND.  THE PILOT FELT SOME BUFFETING AS HE TURNED A TIGHT BASE TO FINAL DID NOT WANT TO STALL /SPIN AND UNLOADED THE A/C. HE THEN HIT THE TREES AT THE SOUTHWEST APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA11LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA434), Jul 31, 2011: Nord Stampe SV4C (N51SV), Rhinebeck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N51SV (2)

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

- [Accident 19951014036149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951014036149A), Oct 14, 1995: Nord STAMPESV4C (N51SV), Cottage Grove, OR, Substantial damage. Prop blade separatin on climbout. Crash landed. Lost six inches including brass plate. 45 hrs on mahoganey prop.
- [Accident 19760808023819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808023819A), Aug 8, 1976: Nord STAMPESV4C (N51SV), Pittsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel line separated at carb. Stalled drg turn to final apch.

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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