Kodiak Aircraft CO INC KODIAK 100 accident near New York, New York, July 5, 2026
On July 5, 2026 at about 4:01 pm local time, a 2025 Kodiak Aircraft CO INC KODIAK 100, registered N726SH, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near New York, New York (Evers Seaplane Base airport). It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
An inadvertent collision with a large wave during touchdown on a river, which resulted in a subsequent bounce and hard landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 5, 2026 · about 4:01 pm local time
- Place
- New York, New York · Evers Seaplane Base · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Kodiak Aircraft CO INC KODIAK 100 NO SERIES, built 2025 · all KODIAK 100s on the register
- Registration
- N726SH · registry record · serial 100-0363
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the amphibious airplane reported that he performed a go-around during the first approach to the river seaplane base as the water did not look good (choppy). The water looked good during the second approach and the airplane touched down smooth, but the pilot did not see a large wave off the left side due to flat light, and the left float contacted the wave. The contact resulted in the airplane bouncing up into the air and contacting the water a second time, resulting in a hard landing and collapsed left float strut. The hard landing also resulted in substantial damage to the left elevator. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions 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
- Hard landing during landing defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Terrain › Water › Effect on equipment
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,474 hours in all; 814 in this make and model; 145 in the last 90 days; 72 in the last 30 days; 3,173 as pilot in command; 846 on instruments
- Last flight review: March 19, 2026
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot, remote
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,468 hours in all; 683 in this make and model; 147 in the last 90 days; 63 in the last 30 days; 882 as pilot in command; 360 on instruments
- Last flight review: November 30, 2025
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 78 hours
- Maximum gross weight: 7,255 lb
- Seats: 9
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 (turboprop); 78 hours total
- Operator: Acadian Seaplanes LLC
The flight
- Departed from: JPX East Hampton NY at 3:21 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway N, 5,000 ft by 400 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,400 ft; a few clouds at 1,900 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observation at 11:51 am from LGA, 5 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KLGA 051551Z 06007KT 10SM FEW019 SCT026 BKN034 BKN150 BKN250 24/21 A2998
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 6 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
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
4 documents, released by the NTSB on August 27, 2026. 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, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Weather Report | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Google Earth File - ADS-B Plot | map file | Download |
| 4 | Investigation Photographs | PDF, 3 pages · our copy | View Download |
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