Cirrus SR22 accident near Ruston, LA
On October 21, 2025, a Cirrus SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ruston, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 21, 2025
- Place
- Ruston, LA
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.473°N, 92.572°W
- NTSB ID
- 20251021201906
NTSB summary
On October 21, 2025, about 0944 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR22, N42BE, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Ruston, Louisiana. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to preliminary ADS-B and communications data obtained from the FAA, the airplane departed from Huntsville Municipal Airport (UTS), Huntsville, Texas at 0830 with a destination of Ruston Regional Airport (RSN), Ruston, Louisiana. Air traffic control (ATC) cleared the airplane for the RNAV RWY 36 approach, which the pilot acknowledged, but shortly thereafter the pilot requested a go-around. The controller cleared the pilot to climb, maintain 2,000 ft and to turn right to a heading 120°. The controller asked the pilot if the visibility or ceilings were too low and the pilot responded that he was having “a little trouble with my autopilot there getting that programmed in.” The controller asked the pilot to verify the airplane’s heading and provided a low altitude alert. The controller then again asked the pilot to verify the heading and asked the pilot if he was flying using the autopilot or “hand flying.” The pilot responded that he was “hand flying” the airplane. There were no further communications received from the pilot. The accident site was located in heavily wooded terrain 2 1/2 miles southeast from the beginning of runway 36. The airplane first contacted a 60 ft tall tree before contacting three other trees at altitudes of 30 ft, 27ft, and 24 ft, respectively. According to data rec
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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.
