# Accident 20251004015849A: Miller Hal Y LANCAIR 320, Huron, IN, October 4, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2025, 21:30 local time
- Place: Huron, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6832° N, 86.6335° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6832&lon=-86.6335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N431M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431M-2026-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Hal Y LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05618VX, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-hal-y-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILLER HAL Y LANCAIR 320
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251004015849A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN26LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA008), Oct 5, 2025: Lancair 320 (N431M), Huron, IN, destroyed, 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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