Cessna 172N N1560E

Summary

On 3 March 2026 at about 00:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N1560E, operated by American Airman Inc, was involved in an accident near Newburgh, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

3 March 2026 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Newburgh, New York, United States

Coordinates

41.5039, -74.0037

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N1560E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

American Airman Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Islip → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA26LA134

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 2, 2026, at 1910 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N1560E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Newberg, New York. The flight instructor and student pilot incurred minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that, after performing a touch-and-go landing at New York Stewart International Airport (SWF), the engine was not producing the normal rpm. When he leaned across the cockpit to view the engine gauges, he saw the oil pressure was indicating zero. He then declared an emergency with air traffic control and asked to return directly to the airport. The engine then began to run extremely rough before it lost total power. He took over the controls from the student pilot and determined that the airplane would not be able to reach the airport. He then chose to land in the Hudson River close to the western shore, at the area with the most lighting. The flight instructor subsequently ditched the airplane among broken patch ice and struck some submerged structures, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s fuselage. The pilots extricated themselves from the airplane and were able to reach the shore. The airplane sank until the wings were awash, but remained largely afloat and was recovered the following day. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.