# Accident 20250511007059A: Piper PA 46-350P, Greenwood, IN, May 11, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2025, 12:30 local time
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Airport: Indy South Greenwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6276° N, 86.0880° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6276&lon=-86.0880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-350P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,804 total, 645 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250511007059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 11, 2025, AT APPROX 1230 EST, A PA-46 AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 01 FROM THE INDY SOUTH GREENWOOD AIRPORT, INDIANA . JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY 50-100 FT AGL, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE WITH NO RESULTING INCREASE IN POWER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROX 100 FT AND IMPACTED A BERM. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES.

THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AFTER THE ENGINE TEARDOWN INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA175), May 11, 2025: Piper PA 46-350P (N253MA), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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