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).
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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 October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 22, 2025 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Farmingdale, New York · Republic 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA25LA276.