Cessna 172N N1517E
22 December 2025 · East Farmingdale, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 December 2025 at about 19:22 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N1517E, operated by Academy of Aviation, was involved in an accident near East Farmingdale, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Farmingdale, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Republic (FRG)
- Coordinates
- 40.7293, -73.4134
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N1517E
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1978
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Academy of Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA26LA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
A loss of brake effectiveness during taxi, which resulted in a collision with another airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot and the flight instructor were departing for an instructional flight, and before beginning their taxi, had tested their airplane’s brakes and noted no anomalies. The subsequent taxi was normal, and as they approached the run-up area, the pilot attempted to apply the right brake but it was ineffective. The flight instructor also attempted to apply the right brake, but during his attempt the pedal went completely to the floor. The airplane’s left wing subsequently struck the empennage of another airplane that was stationary and operating in the runup area, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage of that airplane. The pilot and the flight instructor’s airplane incurred minor damage. Postaccident examination of the airplane’s brakes by the operator’s maintenance personnel found no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172N | N1517E | Academy of Aviation | Minor |
| Cessna 152 | N65199 | Long Island Aviators LLC | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2025 | Cessna 172 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 27 Nov 2025 | Cessna 172 | Nanaimo, Canada | Sealand Flight Ltd. | Fatal | 1 |
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