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Event CEN25LA175

2025-05-11 Greenwood, Indiana, United States Airport · HFY Serious 1 aircraft Status: In work

Registry · N253MA

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA 46-350P

Year of manufacture

2004 · 21 years old at event

TCDS

A25SO · PIPER AIRCRAFT INC

Engine

LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20040616

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A263B7

Registrant of record

HOOSIER DOC LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

On May 11, 2025, about 1231 central daylight time, a Piper PA46-350P, N253MA, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Indiana. The pilot and passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that the airplane had been converted from the original piston engine to a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-35 turbo-propeller engine installation. The pilot reported that the engine started normally, but when he advanced the throttle lever to taxi, the power did not increase. He allowed the engine to run for a time and made another attempt to taxi and the engine responded normally. The pilot stated that the pre-takeoff engine and propeller checks were normal, and he proceeded to takeoff on runway 1 at the Indy South Greenwood Airport (HFY). The airplane accelerated to 80 knots, and the pilot rotated the airplane to takeoff. He reported that when the airplane was about 100 ft agl, the engine lost all power, and he instinctively advanced the throttle lever with no resulting increase in power. The airplane impacted a taxiway on the west side of the runway and slid to a stop, striking an embankment during the impact sequence. The airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA175.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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What the literature says.

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