What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 17, 2025, at approximately 1600 local time, privacy data omitted was cruising at 26,000 feet on a training flight when it experienced a dual engine flameout. About 1.5 hours into the flight, the left engine emitted a "pop" sound and lost all power, entering feather mode. While addressing this issue, the right engine also failed, displaying zero itt and zero torque, and emitting white smoke. An emergency was declared with denver center, reporting a dual engine failure. Although initially directed towards farmington, NM, the crew opted for Chinle due to adverse weather conditions in the original direction.
Attempts to restart the right engine were unsuccessful, as a complete loss of electrical power occurred shortly after its shutdown, preventing ignition. The crew pitched for a glide speed of 110 knots and navigated towards Chinle, which was beyond their gliding distance. They identified a road for an emergency landing but diverted to a nearby field due to traffic and homes. The landing gear was deployed using a nitrogen bottle, and the aircraft landed hard, coming to rest upright approximately 400-500 yards north of the road. Neither the PIC, nor the co-pilot was injured.
After exiting the aircraft, they contacted ATC via cell phone, and local authorities, including tribal police and EMS personnel, arrived shortly after. A local police officer received a detailed account of the incident. The crew also communicated with the NTSB and FAA, providing requested information and photos of the aircraft. The property owner where the landing occurred offered them a ride to Chinle airport, from where another pilot flew them to deer valley.
The investigation is ongoing and awaiting coordination with NTSB, privacy data omittedto conduct the detailed examination portion of the investigation. This accident report will be amended at a later date with the examination findings.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 17, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CRUISING AT 26,000 FEET ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A DUAL ENGINE FLAMEOUT. ABOUT 1.5 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, THE LEFT ENGINE EMITTED A "POP" SOUND AND LOST ALL POWER, ENTERING FEATHER MODE. WHILE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, THE RIGHT ENGINE ALSO FAILED, DISPLAYING ZERO ITT AND ZERO TORQUE, AND EMITTING WHITE SMOKE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH DENVER CENTER, REPORTING A DUAL ENGINE FAILURE. ALTHOUGH INITIALLY DIRECTED TOWARDS FARMINGTON, NM, THE CREW OPTED FOR CHINLE DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION.
ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE RIGHT ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER ITS SHUTDOWN, PREVENTING IGNITION. THE CREW PITCHED FOR A GLIDE SPEED OF 110 KNOTS AND NAVIGATED TOWARDS CHINLE, WHICH WAS BEYOND THEIR GLIDING DISTANCE. THEY IDENTIFIED A ROAD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING BUT DIVERTED TO A NEARBY FIELD DUE TO TRAFFIC AND HOMES. THE LANDING GEAR WAS DEPLOYED USING A NITROGEN BOTTLE, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, COMING TO REST UPRIGHT APPROXIMATELY 400-500 YARDS NORTH OF THE ROAD. NEITHER THE PIC, NOR THE CO-PILOT WAS INJURED.
AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THEY CONTACTED ATC VIA CELL PHONE, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING TRIBAL POLICE AND EMS PERSONNEL, ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER. A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER RECEIVED A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT. THE CREW ALSO COMMUNICATED WITH THE NTSB AND FAA, PROVIDING REQUESTED INFORMATION AND PHOTOS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPERTY OWNER WHERE THE LANDING OCCURRED OFFERED THEM A RIDE TO CHINLE AIRPORT, FROM WHERE ANOTHER PILOT FLEW THEM TO DEER VALLEY.
THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND AWAITING COORDINATION WITH NTSB, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TO CONDUCT THE DETAILED EXAMINATION PORTION OF THE INVESTIGATION. THIS ACCIDENT REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE WITH THE EXAMINATION FINDINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.