What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10/04/2025 2025 at approximately 21:30 local time, a Miller, hal y. model Lancair 320, a piston single engine experimental amateur built aircraft, experienced a loss of engine power while enroute from indianapolis metro airport (kump) to the huntingburg Indiana airport (khnb). The pilot turned the aircraft towards the nearest airport and set the airplane to it’s best glide speed. The pilot maintained control of the aircraft until landing in a heavily wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed due to impacting trees. The pilot sustained serious injuries. Investigation into the loss of engine power cause is ongoing.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/04/2025 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 21:30 LOCAL TIME, A MILLER, HAL Y. MODEL LANCAIR 320, A PISTON SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ENROUTE FROM INDIANAPOLIS METRO AIRPORT (KUMP) TO THE HUNTINGBURG INDIANA AIRPORT (KHNB). THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND SET THE AIRPLANE TO IT’S BEST GLIDE SPEED. THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL LANDING IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO IMPACTING TREES. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. INVESTIGATION INTO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CAUSE IS ONGOING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.