# Accident 20250918019439A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Franklin, NC, September 18, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2025, 15:00 local time
- Place: Franklin, NC
- Airport: Macon County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2261° N, 83.4185° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2261&lon=-83.4185&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218VB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218VB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22T (registry code 2130004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-K (registry code 17410, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,562 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250918019439A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2025, ABOUT 1456 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CIRRUS SR22T WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

THE AIRCRAFT, ARRIVING FROM THE NORTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 6,300 FEET MSL, PERFORMED A 360-DEGREE DESCENDING LEFT TURN. DURING THIS TURN, THE AIRCRAFT'S VERTICAL DESCENT RATE AT TIMES EXCEEDED 2,000 FEET PER MINUTE. IT THEN PROCEEDED ONTO ITS FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 7 AT AIRPORT 1A5 (MACON COUNTY), REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 3,300 FEET MSL, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 1,250 FEET ABOVE THE AIRFIELD'S ELEVATION OF 2,033 FEET. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, EXECUTING A LEFT TURN AWAY FROM THE AIRFIELD. A NOSE-UP ATTITUDE WAS INITIATED SHORTLY AFTER THE TURN, WHICH RESULTED IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL AND A TIGHTENING SPIRAL DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND WITHOUT A POST-CRASH FIRE.

THE CIRRUS AIRFRAME PARACHUTE SYSTEM (CAPS) WAS NOT DEPLOYED.

PILOT TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS UNKNOWN, UNABLE TO RETRIEVE PILOT LOGBOOKS AT THIS TIME.  LAST REPORTED HOURS INDICATE 1,562 TOTAL TIME AND 88 HOURS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS AT DATE OF MEDICAL EXAM ON 10/02/2023.

SAS TASK T-EA68-FY26-0101

## 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 ERA25FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA352), Sep 18, 2025: Cirrus Design SR22T (N218VB), Franklin, NC, substantial damage, 3 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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