Overview
- Rescue teams from the FDNY and NYPD pulled all eight people from the water after the Kodiak 100 seaplane came down near East 23rd Street on Sunday and two people were treated for minor injuries.
- The FAA identified the plane as a Kodiak 100 carrying six passengers and two pilots and posted video showing the aircraft afloat with one wing partially submerged.
- Responders stabilized the aircraft on the river and then towed it to a nearby pier so investigators could examine damage that included a fractured wing strut.
- The FAA said controllers were not providing services to that flight and has opened an inquiry together with local authorities to examine mechanical causes, pilot actions, water conditions and procedural issues.
- The event drew attention because urban seaplane water landings are rare and follow a similar non‑injury East River incident weeks earlier, prompting officials to review safety and oversight for such flights.