Toop Thomas A GLASAIR SUPER II FT accident near Wallkill, NY
On September 27, 2025, a Toop Thomas A GLASAIR SUPER II FT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wallkill, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 27, 2025
- Place
- Wallkill, NY
- Aircraft
- Toop Thomas A GLASAIR SUPER II FT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.624°N, 74.142°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250927201734
NTSB summary
On September 27, 2025, at 1418 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Glasair Super II FT, N45BT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Wallkill, New York. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated that the airplane departed Sky Manor Airport (N40), Pittstown, New Jersey, about 1040, and repositioned to Kobelt Airport (N45), Wallkill, New York, about 1127. Family members reported that the pilot joined a group of seven other pilots and their respective airplanes that had convened for lunch at N45. Witnesses reported that, following the group gathering, the accident airplane was the last of the eight to depart, with the other seven departing in 1–2-minute intervals ahead of it. A witness near the accident site reported that, during the initial climb, immediately after takeoff from runway 3, the airplane pitched nose-up and entered about a 45° left climbing turn. The airplane’s left wing struck the windsock pole located near the runway, which had been constructed from a telephone pole. The airplane then impacted the ground, and a postimpact fire ensued. The witness further stated that the sound from the airplane’s engine was smooth and consistent with the engine producing power until impact. The airplane came to rest inverted on a 55° magnetic heading about 166 ft west of the runway. The accident site was a relatively flat grass
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
