Piper PA46-500TP N819MA accident near Lititz, Pennsylvania, July 20, 2025
Piper PA46-500TP, registration N819MA, operated by Same Day Service Corp, was involved in an accident near Lititz, Pennsylvania on July 20, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case ERA25FA272 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 10 minutes of the flight after departing the Lancaster Arpt area (KLNS), reaching a maximum of 650 ft. The last recorded position was at 11:58 UTC, at 550 ft and 134 knots, descending at 1,600 feet per minute, about 2 km from Lancaster Arpt (KLNS).
The nearest weather report, from KLNS (2 km away), showed wind 200° at 3 knots, visibility 5 miles, ceiling 400 ft, weather: BR (LIFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-46-500TP M500 registered in United States (Mode S AB2BDF).
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
- July 20, 2025
- Location
- Lititz, Pennsylvania
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46-500TP
- Registration
- N819MA
- Operator
- Same Day Service Corp
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25FA272 (In work)
- Departure area
- Lancaster Arpt (KLNS)
- Nearest airport
- Lancaster Arpt (KLNS)
- Recorded flight
- 10 min, max 650 ft
- Last recorded position
- 11:58 UTC, 550 ft, 134 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25FA272; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.