Stampe Et Renard SV-4 accident near Rhinebeck, New York, June 2, 2001
On June 2, 2001 at about 9:10 pm local time, a Stampe Et Renard SV-4, registered N25SV, was substantially damaged in an accident near Rhinebeck, New York (Old Rhinebek Aerodrome airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain climb, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 2, 2001 · about 9:10 pm local time
- Place
- Rhinebeck, New York · Old Rhinebek Aerodrome · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Stampe Et Renard SV-4
- Registration
- N25SV · no longer on the register · serial 200-53
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 11,000 hours in all; 0 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 40 in the last 30 days; 11,000 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: December 1, 2000
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,489 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 1, 2000; 45 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,890 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: De Havilland Gipsy Major (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NY94 Rhinebeck NY at 9:10 pm
- Destination: NY94
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 180, 2,200 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.64 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 pm from POU, 18 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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