- Date
- July 28, 2024, 16:08 local (20:08 UTC)
- Place
- Red Hook, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Defining events
- Maneuvering: Midair collisionManeuvering: Midair collision
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20240728022422A
- Case key
- 194807
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The Great Lakes pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the Bucker Jungmann while maneuvering during an air show, which resulted in a midair collision, the inability of the Bucker Jungmann to maintain altitude, and its subsequent forced landing.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
N1041U · Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131
N108CH · Great Lakes 2T-1E
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
N1041U · Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131
N108CH · Great Lakes 2T-1E
Analysis
The two airplanes were part of a performance team that was participating in an air show. During the formation flight, the Bucker Jungmann was the No. 4 airplane in the formation and the Great Lakes was in the No. 5 position and trailing the Bucker Jungmann. A witness video of the formation flight revealed that during the formation flight, the Great Lakes overtook and was above the Bucker Jungmann. Both airplanes then collided, with the top of the Bucker Jungmann impacting the bottom of the Great Lakes. The impact resulted in the Bucker Jungmann’s propeller being damaged and the airplane was no longer capable of maintaining altitude. The pilot of the Bucker Jungmann performed a forced landing in a wooded area, resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The midair collision resulted in minor damage to the Great Lakes and the pilot was able to land without incident. Both pilots reported there were no mechanical anomalies or failures that would have precluded normal operation of their airplanes prior to the midair collision.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1041U
- Reported as
- Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E3B-469
- Built
- 1981
- Airframe hours
- 794.9
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Air race/show · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Condition · May 20, 2024 · 4.4 hours before
- Destination
- Same as departure
- Airport
- NY94 · Old Rhinebeck
- Equipment
- ADS-B
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N108CH
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 235
- Built
- 1931
- Airframe hours
- 1,623.3
- Engine
- Warner 165, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Air race/show · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 3, 2023 · 55.2 hours before
- Destination
- Same as departure
- Equipment
- Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N1041U
- Age
- 65
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- February 1, 2023
- Seat
- Rear
- Restraint
- 5-point
- Flight hours
- 749.8 total · 25.5 in this make and model · 615.3 as pilot in command · 9.8 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N108CH
- Age
- 53
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- November 3, 2022
- Seat
- Rear
- Restraint
- 5-point
- Flight hours
- 2,052 total · 15 in this make and model · 2,045 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Observed at
- POU, 21 nm away
- METAR
- KPOU 281953Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM FEW060 28/16 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02830156
Docket · 7
The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 8, 2024, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 13.8 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.