Stampe Et Renard SV-4 N25SV

Summary

On 2 June 2001 at about 21:10 local time, a Stampe Et Renard SV-4 registered N25SV was involved in an accident near Rhinebeck, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 June 2001 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Rhinebeck, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Old Rhinebek Aerodrome (NY94)

Coordinates

41.9714, -73.8628

Aircraft

Stampe Et Renard SV-4

Registration

N25SV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rhinebeck → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD01LA061

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain climb, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot initiated a takeoff in an airplane that he had never flown before. He rotated the tailwheel airplane about 400 feet down the 2,200-foot long dirt runway, and established a best rate of climb. About half way down the runway, the airplane "started losing a positive rate of climb," and began to descend. When the pilot realized the airplane would not clear trees at the departure end of the runway, he reduced power and lowered the nose of the airplane to perform a forced landing. The airplane impacted the ground "hard," near the end of the runway. The pilot reported 11,000 hours of total flight experience, and that there were no mechanical deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.