What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07/07/2025, an SR22T departed merritt island airport (coi) with 3 passengers on board at 1103 with a destination of Raleigh Executive Jetport (tta). The pilot reported electrical problems to ATC and stopped transmitting ADS-B data while off of the coast of Florida but told to air traffic control they would continue to the destination at ktta. An employee at ktta received a phone call from a passenger who stated the aircraft was 6 to 7 miles south of ktta and had inoperative radios and were experiencing engine trouble. The aircraft impacted terrain in a field approximately 5 miles southwest of ktta resulting in 4 fatalities. The aircraft parachute was not deployed and the ground securing pin was found installed. The left fuel tank did not contain any fuel and was not breached. The right fuel tank was breached and had about 3 gallons of 100LL fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/07/2025, AN SR22T DEPARTED MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (COI) WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AT 1103 WITH A DESTINATION OF RALEIGH EXECUTIVE JETPORT (TTA). THE PILOT REPORTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TO ATC AND STOPPED TRANSMITTING ADS-B DATA WHILE OFF OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA BUT TOLD TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO THE DESTINATION AT KTTA. AN EMPLOYEE AT KTTA RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A PASSENGER WHO STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS 6 TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF KTTA AND HAD INOPERATIVE RADIOS AND WERE EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KTTA RESULTING IN 4 FATALITIES. THE AIRCRAFT PARACHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED AND THE GROUND SECURING PIN WAS FOUND INSTALLED. THE LEFT FUEL TANK DID NOT CONTAIN ANY FUEL AND WAS NOT BREACHED. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS BREACHED AND HAD ABOUT 3 GALLONS OF 100LL FUEL.
NTSB investigation
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