Fleet 16B N666J
3 October 1971 · Rhinebeck, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1971 at about 14:30 local time, a Fleet 16B registered N666J was involved in an accident during static near Rhinebeck, New York, United States. One person was on board. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rhinebeck, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Old Rhinebeck
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fleet 16B
- Registration
- N666J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4379
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT DIDNT FOLLOW MECHANICS INSTRUCTIONS AND TURNED ON SWITCH WHEN PROP PULLED THRU.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fleet 16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1971 | Fleet 16B | Ellendale, Delaware, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jun 1971 | Fleet 16B | Osceola, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1975 | Fleet 16B | Justin, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1975 | Fleet 16B | Ogdensburg, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1980 | Fleet 16B | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1987 | Fleet 16B | Bellevue, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |