20251005019369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Mcgregor, MN · October 5, 2025

Date: October 5, 2025 · 16:04 local
Place: Mcgregor, MN
Airport: Isedor Iverson
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4218T
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN26LA006
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total150 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N4218TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7225096 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft a Piper cherokee PA-28-140, departed at approximately 1600 central daylight time and experienced a power loss at approximately 300’ AGL resulting in a forced landing in a swamp approximately one mile southeast of the Mcgregor, MN (khzx) airport. Three occupants were on board. All sustained serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT A PIPER CHEROKEE PA-28-140, DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME AND EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AT APPROXIMATELY 300’ AGL RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING IN A SWAMP APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE MCGREGOR, MN (KHZX) AIRPORT. THREE OCCUPANTS WERE ON BOARD. ALL SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN26LA006Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportMcGregor, MNOn October 5, 2025, about 1310 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N4218T was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near McGregor, Minnesota. The pilot and two passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was operated under the…Oct 5, 2025 · Substantial damage