Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1 N544KC accident near Terre Haute, Indiana, September 19, 2025
Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1, registration N544KC, operated by INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, was involved in an accident near Terre Haute, Indiana on September 19, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA392 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 47 minutes of the flight after departing the Terre Haute/Hulman Fld area (KHUF), reaching a maximum of 3,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:55 UTC, at 700 ft and 62 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 3 km from Terre Haute/Hulman Fld (KHUF).
The nearest weather report, from KHUF (2 km away), showed wind 160° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Diamond DA20-C1 registered in United States (Mode S A6E7AC).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- September 19, 2025
- Location
- Terre Haute, Indiana
- Aircraft
- Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1
- Registration
- N544KC
- Operator
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA392 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Terre Haute/Hulman Fld (KHUF)
- Nearest airport
- Terre Haute/Hulman Fld (KHUF)
- Recorded flight
- 47 min, max 3,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:55 UTC, 700 ft, 62 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA392; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.