# Accident 20260705011459A: Kodiak Aircraft Co Inc KODIAK 100, New York, NY, July 5, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2026, 12:25 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: East 34th Street Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 6KDA
- Location: 40.8459° N, 73.8162° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8459&lon=-73.8162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N726SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N726SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kodiak KODIAK 100 (registry code 7320010, https://openairdocs.org/model/kodiak-kodiak-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KODIAK AIRCRAFT CO INC KODIAK 100
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,474 total, 810 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705011459A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, KODIAK 100, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING IN THE EAST RIVER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUT. SEA PORT 6 AND 7 WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE DAY, 7/5. AIRCRAFT WILL BE TOWED TO 6N6. POB: 8, INJURIES: 1 MINOR/RMA.

## 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 ERA26LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA261), Jul 5, 2026: Kodiak Kodiak 100 (N726SH), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with a large wave during touchdown on a river, which resulted in a subsequent bounce and hard landing.

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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