# Accident 20250820010519A: Patriot Aircraft LLC CX1900A, Centerville, AL, August 20, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2025, 08:30 local time
- Place: Centerville, AL
- Airport: Bibb County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9400° N, 87.0900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9400&lon=-87.0900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N150SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Patriot CX1900A (registry code 056411E, https://openairdocs.org/model/patriot-cx1900a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PATRIOT AIRCRAFT LLC CX1900A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250820010519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.  .

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA25LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA315), Aug 20, 2025: Patriot CX1900A (N150SP), Centreville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to detect and remove water contamination from the airplane’s fuel system before the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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