Overview
- A Kodiak 100 flying from East Hampton hit the East River during a second approach after an initial go‑around, and witnesses and video showed a wave strike as the plane made a hard landing on Sunday.
- The pilot issued a mayday and New York City fire and police boats arrived about 90 seconds later to pull all eight people on board to safety.
- Two people reported minor injuries and declined on‑scene medical treatment, and no serious injuries have been reported.
- The FAA confirmed the plane, built last year, suffered a broken wing strut, is being towed to a dock, and has opened an official investigation into the incident.
- The crash follows a similar East River seaplane wave event about three weeks earlier, raising fresh questions about surface conditions and seaplane operating risks that regulators and operators may now review.