Howard Aircraft DGA-15P accident near Farmingdale, New York, July 22, 2025
On July 22, 2025 at about 1:30 pm local time, a 1942 Howard Aircraft DGA-15P, registered N67722, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Farmingdale, New York (Republic Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 22, 2025 · about 1:30 pm local time · cases in 2025
- Place
- Farmingdale, New York · Republic Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Howard Aircraft DGA-15P, built 1942 · all DGA-15Ps on the register
- Registration
- N67722 · registry record · serial 560
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the vintage, tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he performing a wheel landing. A nearly direct left crosswind of approximately 8 knots prevailed at the time. After touchdown, the pilot began lowering the tail when the airplane started veering to the left. He applied full right rudder, but the airplane continued to yaw left. The pilot was uncertain whether the tailwheel had touched the ground during this time. As the left turn continued, the airplane departed the left side of the runway and came to rest oriented approximately 180 degrees from the landing direction. During the runway excursion, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing contacted the ground, substantially damaging it. The pilot did not report that there were any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Crosswind › Response/compensation
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,000 hours in all; 185 in this make and model; 59 in the last 90 days; 3,590 as pilot in command; 557 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,242 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 24, 2025; 16 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,500 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pratt&Whitney Wasp Jr (985) (piston); 4,348 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 1B2 Edgartown MA at 12:15 pm
- Destination: FRG Farmingdale NY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 6,833 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,600 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 am from FRG
Weather report (METAR): KFRG 221253Z 04008KT 10SM SCT046 SCT060 22/13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02170128
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
![[ENTER NTSB NUMBER] Photograph 1 – View of right-wing showing rib and spar damage., from the NTSB investigation of Howard Aircraft DGA-15P accident near Farmingdale, New York, July 22, 2025](/accidents/ERA25LA276/photos/19185661-2t.jpg?v=1401x1054)
[ENTER NTSB NUMBER] Photograph 1 – View of right-wing showing rib and spar damage.![[ENTER NTSB NUMBER] Photograph 2 – View of inside wing structure showing spar cap damage., from the NTSB investigation of Howard Aircraft DGA-15P accident near Farmingdale, New York, July 22, 2025](/accidents/ERA25LA276/photos/19185661-3t.jpg?v=1401x1054)
[ENTER NTSB NUMBER] Photograph 2 – View of inside wing structure showing spar cap damage.The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on November 20, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for Record - FAA Inspector Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Investigative Photos | PDF, 3 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N67722 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Howard Aircraft DGA-15 97 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Howard Aircraft 109 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Pratt&Whitney Wasp Jr (985) · as the NTSB recorded it
- Republic Airport · nearest airport
- Katama Airpark · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,964 since 1982 · 249 in the last ten years
- New York 6,660 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA25LA276.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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