# Accident 20260302007149A: Cessna 172N, Newburgh, NY, March 2, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2026, 19:56 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart Int'L
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5039° N, 74.0037° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5039&lon=-74.0037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1560E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1560E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260302007149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM SWF. AFTER CLIMB OUT THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH OIL PRESSURE ISSUES AND TURNED TO RETURN BACK TO STEWART AIRPORT.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PILOT DECLARED HE LOST HIS ENGINE AND COULD NOT MAKE BACK TO SWF.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON HUDSON RIVER. THE CFI AND STUDENT ESCAPED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWAM TO THE SHORE. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE DISPATCHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA134), Mar 3, 2026: Cessna 172N (N1560E), Newburgh, NY, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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