Cessna U206 and Luscombe 8 accident near Millbrook, New York, September 15, 2018
On September 15, 2018 at about 6:45 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Cessna U206 (N756FN) and Luscombe 8 (N2619K), were involved in the same accident near Millbrook, New York (Sky Acres airport). No one was hurt; 2 people were 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 yield to traffic established on the taxiway, which resulted in a ground collision.
The failure of the other pilot to yield to traffic established on the taxiway, which resulted in a ground collision.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 15, 2018 · about 6:45 pm local time
- Place
- Millbrook, New York · Sky Acres · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Cessna U206 G, built 1977 · all U206s on the register
- Registration
- N756FN · registry record · serial U20604057
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft 2
- Luscombe 8 E, built 1947 · all 8s on the register
- Registration
- N2619K · registry record · serial 5346
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative for the Cessna U206 final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that, as he was taxiing from the fuel station to his hangar, he taxied north, and then turned left onto taxiway delta, at which point his airplane collided with another airplane. He reported that he had not seen the other airplane. The pilot of the other airplane reported that, after landing, he was taxiing to the fuel station on the same taxiway. While taxiing, another airplane entered the taxiway and then collided with the left side of his airplane. A video recording from a security camera located on an airport office building showed that the other airplane entered taxiway delta without yielding to the airplane that was already taxiing on the taxiway. The airplane already taxiing on taxiway delta sustained substantial damage to the left wing and rudder. Both pilots reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with either 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 NTSB's narrative for the Luscombe 8 final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that, as he was taxiing from the fuel station to his hangar, he taxied north, and then turned left onto taxiway delta, at which point his airplane collided with another airplane. He reported that he had not seen the other airplane. The pilot of the other airplane reported that, after landing, he was taxiing to the fuel station on the same taxiway. While taxiing, another airplane entered the taxiway and then collided with the left side of his airplane. A video recording from a security camera located on an airport office building showed that the other airplane entered taxiway delta without yielding to the airplane that was already taxiing on the taxiway. The airplane already taxiing on taxiway delta sustained substantial damage to the left wing and rudder. Both pilots reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with either 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 for the Cessna U206 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Ground collision during taxi defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Psychological › Attention/monitoring › Monitoring other aircraft › Pilot
- cause Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Aircraft › Effect on operation
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,794 hours in all; 2,678 in this make and model
- Last flight review: June 28, 2017
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,201.2 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 6, 2018
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO520F17B (piston); 1,809 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 44N Millbrook NY at 6:45 pm
- Destination: 44N Millbrook NY
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from KPOU, 8 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
The factual record for the Luscombe 8 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Ground collision during taxi defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Psychological › Attention/monitoring › Monitoring other aircraft › Pilot of other aircraft
- cause Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Aircraft › Effect on operation
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,272.5 hours in all; 77.3 in this make and model; 19.7 in the last 90 days; 6.1 in the last 30 days; 1,158.3 as pilot in command; 46.2 on instruments
- Last flight review: February 3, 2017
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 1,400 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-85 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 44N Lagrangeville NY at 5:30 pm
- Destination: 44N Lagrangeville NY
- Flight plan: none
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 GAA18CA568.