20250820010519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Patriot CX1900A · Centerville, AL · August 20, 2025

Date
August 20, 2025 · 08:30 local
Place
Centerville, AL
Airport
Bibb County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N150SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA315
Reported as
Patriot CX1900A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff. Emergency return initiated by PIC but unable to reach suitable landing site. Aircraft impacted tree canopy approximately 200 hundred yards from runway. .

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. EMERGENCY RETURN INITIATED BY PIC BUT UNABLE TO REACH SUITABLE LANDING SITE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREE CANOPY APPROXIMATELY 200 HUNDRED YARDS FROM RUNWAY. .

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.