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FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Granbury, TX · August 24, 2025

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Date
August 24, 2025 · 18:54 local
Place
Granbury, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Spinks
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N376CD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN25LA342
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,921 total2,293 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N376CDRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 1425 · Built 2005Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 24, 2025, at approximately 1854 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR-22 had an off-field accident near Granbury regional airport(gdj). The aircraft departed Spinks airport (fws) to perform engine break in procedures due to a new engine installation. After approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes of flight when approximately 20 miles from Spinks airport the pilot noticed the engine slowing down and diverted towards Granbury airport (gdj). The aircraft continued to lose altitude and the engine continued to slowdown. Approximately 5 miles north east of gdj the pilot determined that they were not going to be able to reach the airport and activated the Cirrus airframe parachute system (caps) and secured the engine. The aircraft impacted flat in a pasture as indicated by impact marks on the ground. The pilot was uninjured, and the aircraft was sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

Kgdj 242335Z auto 14005KT SCT080 34/16 A2998 rmk AO2 T03440159 pwino

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 24, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1854 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CIRRUS SR-22 HAD AN OFF-FIELD ACCIDENT NEAR GRANBURY REGIONAL AIRPORT(GDJ). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SPINKS AIRPORT (FWS) TO PERFORM ENGINE BREAK IN PROCEDURES DUE TO A NEW ENGINE INSTALLATION. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT WHEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES FROM SPINKS AIRPORT THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE SLOWING DOWN AND DIVERTED TOWARDS GRANBURY AIRPORT (GDJ). THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SLOWDOWN. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH EAST OF GDJ THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND ACTIVATED THE CIRRUS AIRFRAME PARACHUTE SYSTEM (CAPS) AND SECURED THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED FLAT IN A PASTURE AS INDICATED BY IMPACT MARKS ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

KGDJ 242335Z AUTO 14005KT SCT080 34/16 A2998 RMK AO2 T03440159 PWINO

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN25LA342Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGranbury, TXThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Aug 24, 2025 · Substantial damage