Kinner Sportster accident near Millbrook, New York, November 6, 2004
On November 6, 2004 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Kinner Sportster, registered N14288, was substantially damaged in an accident near Millbrook, New York (Sky Acres Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 6, 2004 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- Millbrook, New York · Sky Acres Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Kinner Sportster
- Registration
- N14288 · registry record · serial 166
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During landing on runway 17, the pilot encountered a 90-degree crosswind gust which blew the airplane off the runway. The pilot attempted to abort the landing; however, he "did not make it," and the airplane continued across a grass field, coming to rest upright, in a ditch. The pilot estimated the winds were from 270 degrees at 5 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The winds reported at an airport 8 miles to the southwest, were from 240 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 1,108 hours in all; 66 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days; 631 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: July 28, 2004
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,166 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 18, 2004; 66 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,925 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Kinner B-5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 44N Millbrook NY
- Destination: 44N
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 3,828 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 11 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter: 29.69 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 pm from POU, 8 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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