Socata TB 10 N28170
10 October 2025 · New Milford, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 October 2025 at about 23:45 local time, a Socata TB 10 registered N28170 was involved in an accident near New Milford, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Milford, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Candlelight Farms (11N)
- Coordinates
- 41.5698, -73.4619
- Aircraft
- Socata TB 10
- Registration
- N28170
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1991
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Milford → Farmingdale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ERA26LA015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to depart from an unlit turf runway at night, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and subsequent runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was attempting to take off from an unlit turf runway about 1 hour after the end of civil twilight. The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, he was unable to recognize the runway’s side boundaries and the airplane veered left and exited the runway. The airplane struck trees and fencing resulting in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Socata TB-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2020 | Socata TB 10 | Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2012 | Socata TB 10 | Shirley, New York, United States | McElroy David J | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 2007 | Socata TB-10 | Lillo, Spain | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1995 | Socata TB-10 | Damascus, Maryland, United States | Fly Boys Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1993 | Socata TB 10 | Aguadilla | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Mar 1992 | Socata TB-10 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | Central Skyport Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2025 | Wild Sky GOAT | Chester, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 6 Nov 2025 | Cessna 172 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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