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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mangels Leighton LANCAIR360 · Hardinsburg, KY · July 24, 2025

Date
July 24, 2025 · 10:56 local
Place
Hardinsburg, KY
Airport
Breckinridge County
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50LM
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA277
Reported as
Mangels Leighton LANCAIR360
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,730 total13 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During arrival, the aircraft has a loss of power and impacted trees resulting in substantial damage. There was no post impact fire or danage to property. Post accident investigation revealed no fuel in the tanks or evidence of any fuel leakage on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

DURING ARRIVAL, THE AIRCRAFT HAS A LOSS OF POWER AND IMPACTED TREES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE OR DANAGE TO PROPERTY. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE TANKS OR EVIDENCE OF ANY FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.