Piper PA46-500TP accident near Lititz, PA
On July 20, 2025, a Piper PA46-500TP (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lititz, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 20, 2025
- Place
- Lititz, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46-500TP · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.128°N, 76.278°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250720200578
NTSB summary
On July 20, 2025, about 0800 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-46-500TP Meridian airplane, N819MA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The pilot was the sole person on board and was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Prior to the accident flight, the airplane was towed from its hangar by line service personnel and the fuel tanks topped off with 74 gallons of Jet A and Prist fuel additive, for a total of approximately 170 gallons. Shortly afterward, airport surveillance video showed the instrument-rated private pilot arriving at the airplane. He performed a brief preflight inspection of the airplane, then entered the airplane and closed the main cabin door. The engine was started and preliminary air traffic control (ATC) data showed that the pilot called for his instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance from Lancaster Regional Airport (LNS), Lancaster Pennsylvania to State College Regional Airport (UNV), State College Pennsylvania. The readback of the clearance instructions to the clearance controller was correct and the pilot was cleared to taxi to the runway. Upon arrival at the hold-short line for departure, the ATC recording indicated that the tower controller advised the pilot to hold short while they waited for his IFR release. Three minutes later, the release was received, and the pilot was cleared for takeoff with a left turn on course. There was no readback of this instruction, and the surveillance video showed the pilot enter the runway and st
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
