Plane Crashes After Rare "Mid-Air Incident" In The Hudson Valley

A scary situation unfolded in Dutchess County mid-afternoon on Sunday July 28th at the Rhinebeck Aerodrome involving two planes in the air. Thankfully no serious injuries have been reported at this time.

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Aircraft Emergency at Rhinebeck Aerodrome

Reports of a 'mid-air incident' began circulating Sunday afternoon shortly after 3:30pm across several Hudson Valley based social media groups, and was later confirmed by the Red Hook Fire Company:

At approximately 3:35pm this afternoon the Red Hook Fire Company was dispatched to an aircraft emergency at the Rhinebeck Aerodrome. It appears that two of the planes participating in the show at the Aerodrome were involved in a mid air incident.

Thankfully, the planes only had their respective pilots on board at the time of the incident.

One of the planes involved landed safely at the Aerodrome, while the other crashed nearby. Red Hook Fire shared that both pilots were evaluated by medical personnel, neither transported to the hospital, and no spectators were involved or injured during the incident.

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A spectator that was at the show Sunday afternoon shared photos of what appeared to be the plane that had crashed in a wooded area nearby.

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

A 'living' museum, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome features all sorts of antique aviation, as well as automobiles, motorcycles, early engines and memorabilia dating back to 1900.

'Educating and educating' for six decades here in the Hudson Valley, the Aerodrome features living history in their museum, air shows, even biplane rides, lighthouse tours, and flight nights. Find out more about this historic Hudson Valley attraction here.

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