# Accident 20250730011049A: Helms Richard LANCAIR IVP, Greenwood, IN, July 30, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2025, 10:47 local time
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Airport: Indy South Greenwood
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6179° N, 86.0771° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6179&lon=-86.0771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49BX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49BX-2025-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helms Richard LANCAIR IVP (registry code 05623G0, https://openairdocs.org/model/helms-richard-lancair-ivp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELMS RICHARD LANCAIR IVP
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250730011049A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 30, 2025 AT 10:44:55 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 AT THE INDY SOUTH GREENWOOD AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IS OBSERVED ACCELERATING DOWN THE RUNWAY BY AIRPORT CAMERA AND EYEWITNESSES. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AT THE POINT OF ROTATION AND BEGAN A SHALLOW CLIMB. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT TRANSMITTED OVER THE RADIO THAT THEY WERE RETURNING TO RUNWAY 19 AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED CROSSWIND. AT 10:46:02, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNS INTO VIEW OF THE AIRPORT CAMERA LOCATED AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY POINTING TO THE SOUTHEAST.  AT 10:46:05, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERS A SPIN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A RETENTION POND BEHIND A COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THE INITIAL IMPACT MARKS INDICATE A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 035. THE AIRCRAFT RESTED RIGHT SIDE UP AT A HEADING OF 305. THE ENGINE WAS POINTING AT A HEADING OF 260. THERE WAS NO GROUND SCARING SHOWING FORWARD MOMENTUM. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONTAINED TO THE IMPACT POINT. THE LEFT WING WAS DESTROYED AND THE RIGHT WING WAS PARTIALLY INTACT. THE TAIL SECTION FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE EMPENAGE AND INVERTED. THE DEBRIS FIELD IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A SPIN TO THE LEFT.

## 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 CEN25FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA296), Jul 30, 2025: Helms Richard Lancair IVP (N49BX), Greenwood, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal, 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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