Cirrus Design SR20 N88SP accident near Montauk, New York, August 26, 2025
Cirrus Design SR20, registration N88SP, operated by SP AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Montauk, New York on August 26, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA328 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 30 minutes of the flight after departing the Farmingdale/Republic Arpt area (KFRG), reaching a maximum of 3,450 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:53 UTC, at 2,000 ft and 162 knots, descending at 1,216 feet per minute, about 5 km from Montauk Arpt (KMTP).
The nearest weather report, from KMTP (5 km away), showed no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cirrus SR20 registered in United States (Mode S AC1D1A).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- August 26, 2025
- Location
- Montauk, New York
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design SR20
- Registration
- N88SP
- Operator
- SP AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA328 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Farmingdale/Republic Arpt (KFRG)
- Nearest airport
- Montauk Arpt (KMTP)
- Recorded flight
- 30 min, max 3,450 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:53 UTC, 2,000 ft, 162 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA328; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.