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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · El Paso, TX · October 26, 2025

Date: October 26, 2025 · 10:13 local
Place: El Paso, TX
Airport: El Paso International
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N46CR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN26LA030
Reported as: Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,100 total

N46CRRegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 46-8608021 · Built 1986 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 10/26/2025 a Piper malibu N46CR departed the las cruces airport (klru) at 0933 MDT with an ATP rated pilot and two passengers enroute to albertville Alabama (kbfz), while climbing after departure from (klru) through FL 19.0, the ATP pilot stated that the engine made a loud bang and all vitals/engine indications fell to zero. The ATP pilot attempted an off-field landing on a dirt road 33 miles east of the El Paso airport (kelp). Upon landing, aircraft experienced a hard landing causing the main and nose landing gears to sheer off, aircraft impacted shrubs and rough terrain causing substantial damage to the aircrafts main structure. The ATP rated pilot and two passengers experienced no injuries. Jrk

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/26/2025 A PIPER MALIBU N46CR DEPARTED THE LAS CRUCES AIRPORT (KLRU) AT 0933 MDT WITH AN ATP RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ENROUTE TO ALBERTVILLE ALABAMA (KBFZ), WHILE CLIMBING AFTER DEPARTURE FROM (KLRU) THROUGH FL 19.0, THE ATP PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND ALL VITALS/ENGINE INDICATIONS FELL TO ZERO. THE ATP PILOT ATTEMPTED AN OFF-FIELD LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD 33 MILES EAST OF THE EL PASO AIRPORT (KELP). UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS TO SHEER OFF, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SHRUBS AND ROUGH TERRAIN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFTS MAIN STRUCTURE. THE ATP RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EXPERIENCED NO INJURIES. JRK

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN26LA030Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportEl Paso, TXOn October 26, 2025, about 918 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA46-310P, N46CR, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…Oct 26, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N46CR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20150403004739ILanding: Rollout · Boca Raton, FLPilot statement: Logbook: 863.5 total time Last 12 months: 65.5 hrs Last 3 months: 7.6 hrs Total time in type: 83 hrs Copies of class 2 medical and pilot certificate to be faxed along with other documents. Formal incident statement: Was on IFR flight plan for…Apr 3, 2015 · Minor damage