# NTSB CEN25LA175: Piper PA 46-350P, N253MA, Greenwood, IN, May 11, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: May 11, 2025, 12:31 local (16:31 UTC)
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Coordinates: 39.627611, -86.088028
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6276&lon=-86.0880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA - Indianapolis FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA175
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200146/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA175

## Preliminary report

On May 11, 2025, about 1231 central daylight time, a Piper PA46-350P, N253MA, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Indiana. The pilot and passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that the airplane had been converted from the original piston engine to a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-35 turbo-propeller engine installation. The pilot reported that the engine started normally, but when he advanced the throttle lever to taxi, the power did not increase. He allowed the engine to run for a time and made another attempt to taxi and the engine responded normally. The pilot stated that the pre-takeoff engine and propeller checks were normal, and he proceeded to takeoff on runway 1 at the Indy South Greenwood Airport (HFY). The airplane accelerated to 80 knots, and the pilot rotated the airplane to takeoff. He reported that when the airplane was about 100 ft agl, the engine lost all power, and he instinctively advanced the throttle lever with no resulting increase in power. The airplane impacted a taxiway on the west side of the runway and slid to a stop, striking an embankment during the impact sequence. The airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA 46-350P, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=7104620), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N253MA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253MA), registered now, S/N 4636353, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Registry model: [Piper PA 46-350P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (registry code 7104620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4636353
- Year built: 2004
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Hoosier Doc LLC
- Registered owner: Hoosier Doc LLC
- Destination: GSH, Goshen, IN
- Airport: HFY, Indy South Greenwood, runway 01/19, 5,102 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observed at: KIND, 11 nm away
- METAR: METAR KIND 111654Z 07008KT 10SM BKN250 23/08 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP230 T02280083 $=

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250511007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250511007059A), May 11, 2025: Piper PA 46-350P, Greenwood, IN, Substantial damage. On may 11, 2025, at approx 1230 EST, a PA-46 aircraft was taking off on rwy 01 from the Indy South Greenwood Airport, Indiana . Just after takeoff,…

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.

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