# NTSB ERA26FA269: Cessna 182, N43TB, Piseco, NY, July 12, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report - Date: July 12, 2026, 19:09 local (23:09 UTC) - Place: Piseco, NY - Coordinates: 43.452491, -74.513109 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4525&lon=-74.5131&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO, Textron Aviation - NTSB case key (mKey): 203373 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26FA269 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203373/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA269 ## Preliminary report On July 12, 2026, about 1909 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182J, N43TB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Piseco, New York. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness who lived near the Piseco Airport (K09), Piseco, New York, he was driving his truck down the road that paralleled the runway. He heard a very loud noise and turned to observe an airplane climbing from the runway before it banked to the left and impacted a tree line. Airport security video showed the airplane approaching runway 22, bounce, and start to porpoise. It bounced three times before it climbed and banked to the left. The airplane then disappeared from the video frame. Another security camera on airport property showed the airplane in a steep left bank angle before it impacted trees. The accident site was compact, and all major components of the airplane were identified. The wreckage was located in dense woods abeam the midfield point of the runway and had been consumed by fire. It came to rest inverted, oriented on a 210° magnetic heading, and was about 200 yards to the left of the centerline. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, airplane single-engine sea. He reported a total flight experience of 1,020 hours on an application for an FAA third-class medical certificate, dated April 12, 2016. He had been approved for BasicMed since 2018. The airplane was manufactured in 1966 and powered by a Continental IO-470, 230-hp engine, driving a two-blade McCauley constant-speed propeller. The airplane was operated in Alaska for several years and was modified with the WREN 460 STOL conversion. According to the manufacturer of the modification, the airplane’s main spar was upgraded to a heavier spar that supported the newer flap system. It also included a new aileron system, a new stabilator system, and added a canard to the forward cowling just behind the propeller. The modification also added five feathering drag plates on the top of each wing to assist in turning the airplane at slow speeds. According to FAA aircraft registration records, the pilot purchased the airplane on February 20, 2026. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 346 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N43TB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43TB), registered now, S/N 18257442, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (J) - Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18257442 - Year built: 1966 - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Departed: POU, Poughkeepsie, NY - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: K09, Piseco, runway 22, 3,016 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: GFL, 40 nm away - METAR: METAR KGFL 122253Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T02720111 $ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20260712008099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260712008099A), Jul 12, 2026: Cessna 182J, Piseco, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Footage obtained from the airport shows the aircraft approaching runway 22, bounce, and porpoise making contact with the ground three times. Then it is heard… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.