Cirrus Design Corp SR22T accident near Bend, OR
On August 5, 2026, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bend, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 5, 2026
- Place
- Bend, OR
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.090°N, 121.448°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260805203526
NTSB summary
On August 4, 2026, at about 1845 Pacific daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22T airplane, N625LK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bend, Oregon. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to preliminary ADS-B data, the airplane departed from runway 35 at Bend Municipal Airport (BDN), Bend, Oregon, at about 1335. The airplane flew westbound, climbing to about 11,000 ft mean sea level (msl), before executing multiple turns above mountainous terrain about 33 miles west of BDN. Between about 1415 and 1610, the airplane maintained a looping, meandering flight path in the vicinity of BDN. At about 1610, the airplane began to fly in circles at about 5,000 ft msl 12 miles west of BDN. The final ten seconds of data captured by the airplane’s recoverable data module (RDM) showed that the airplane’s left fuel tank sensor indicated 0 gallons of fuel remaining and the right fuel tank sensor indicated 1 gallon of fuel remaining. The RDM data also indicated that the airplane’s pitch moved from about 4° nose down to about 22° nose down and the throttle lever angle was at 92.3%. The RDM data terminated at 1845:50. The airplane impacted terrain 12.5 miles west of BDN. The area was generally flat, with short scrub brush and standing dead trees. The first identified points of impact consisted of an area of fallen dead trees and a shallow impact crater. The wreckage path was about 175 ft long, oriented on a magnetic heading of 092°. The left wing, left aileron, ri
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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.
