Museum: Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome board member killed in air show crash

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the crash but details surrounding the incident are scarce.

Bob Doda

Oct 5, 2024, 8:19 PM

Updated 2 hr ago

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A Madison County man was killed Saturday in a plane crash during the Saturday Air Show at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Dutchess County.
A post on the Museum's Facebook page says that “Brian Coughlin, of Cazenovia, longtime Aerodrome volunteer and Board Member” was killed when a WWI replica plane “went down off the south end of the runway.”
The aircraft was a replica of a WWI Fokker D-VIII. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain unclear.
The air show on Sunday has been canceled. The museum will also be closed.
News 12 featured the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome during "Road Trip: Close to Home" last month.