# NTSB CEN26LA006: Piper PA-28-140, N4218T, McGregor, MN, October 5, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: October 5, 2025, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place: McGregor, MN
- Coordinates: 46.618797, -93.309811
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6188&lon=-93.3098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA006
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201783/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA006

## Preliminary report

On 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 provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The airplane departed from Isedor Iverson Airport (HZX) McGregor, Minnesota, and impacted a marsh field about .6 nm from the departure end of runway 14. According to law enforcement, the pilot said that the engine lost power and the airplane would not climb. A postaccident inspection revealed that the fuel selector was set to the right fuel tank and there was fuel in both wing fuel tnaks. Fuel samples were taken from both fuel tanks, and no water was present in either sample. The wings, fuselage, and empennage were substantially damaged. The airplane was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4218T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4218T), registered now, S/N 28-7225096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7225096
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Golden Pick LLC
- Departed: HZX, McGregor, MN
- Destination: 25D, Forest Lake, MN
- Airport: HZX, Isedor Iverson Airport, runway 14, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 17 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.66 inHg
- Observed at: KHZX
- METAR: KHZX 051815Z AUTO 19017G23KT 10SM SCT100 22/14 A2966

## 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 20251005019369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251005019369A), Oct 5, 2025: Piper PA-28-140, Mcgregor, MN, Substantial damage. 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…

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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