# Accident 20251002021569A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Talladega, AL, October 2, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2025, 11:34 local time
- Place: Talladega, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5526° N, 86.1368° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5526&lon=-86.1368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812SE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812SE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,370 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251002021569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BHM ENROUTE TO ASN. DURING THE DECENT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY POWER BUT THE ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARMERS FIELD, STRUCK AN AGRICULTURE SPRINKLER TOWER. AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ERA26LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA001), Oct 2, 2025: Cirrus Design SR22 (N812SE), Talladega, AL, substantial damage, 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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