# Accident 20260613007079A: Socoda SUPER PETREL XP, Whitestone, NY, June 13, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2026, 10:10 local time
- Place: Whitestone, NY
- Airport: East River
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8004° N, 73.8017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8004&lon=-73.8017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817PP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817PP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL XP (registry code 06001DD, https://openairdocs.org/model/scoda-aeronautica-ltda-super-petrel-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 916 IS A (registry code 55623, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCODA SUPER PETREL XP
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260613007079A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON THE EAST RIVER NY IN A WESTBOUND DIRECTION WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A WAVE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT CANOPY OPENING ALLOWING WATER INTO THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FUSLAGE AND LEFT WING

## 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 ERA26LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA242), Jun 13, 2026: Scoda Aeronautica Ltda Super Petrel XP (N817PP), New York, 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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