Piper PA-28-140 N4218T
5 October 2025 · McGregor, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 October 2025 at about 18:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4218T was involved in an accident near McGregor, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McGregor, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Isedor Iverson Airport (HZX)
- Coordinates
- 46.6188, -93.3098
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N4218T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McGregor → Forest Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN26LA006
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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