# Accident 20251103021019A: Cirrus SR22, Sedona, AZ, November 3, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2025, 08:30 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8374° N, 111.8045° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8374&lon=-111.8045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237RJ) (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 SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251103021019A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS PERFORMING A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM HIS HOME BASE AT MONTGOMERY FIELD (KMYF), SAN DIEGO, CA ENROUTE TO CHANDLER (KCHD), AZ WITH A STOP AT THE SEDONA (KSEZ), AZ. BEFORE CONTINUING THE SECOND LEG OF THE FLIGHT, THE AIRMAN CHECKED THE FUEL IN THE TANKS TO VERIFY SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT.  THE AIRMAN PERFORMED THE RUN-UP CHECKS AND TAXIED FOR TAKE-OFF AT RUNWAY 21.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER BUT CONTINUED TO RUN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB ANY FURTHER.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 21, THE PILOT DECIDED THAT CONTINUED FLIGHT WAS NOT PRACTICAL AND ELECTED TO USE THE BALLISTIC RECOVERY SYSTEM.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UPRIGHT IN ROUGH TERRAIN CAUSING PUNCTURES IN THE WING STRUCTURE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

THE POST CRASH INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY THE NTSB FOUND THAT A COUPLING OF THE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM HAD BECOME UNFASTENED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF THE BOOSTED INTAKE AIR.  THIS CREATED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO EMPLOY THE BALLISTIC RECOVERY SYSTEM.

## 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 WPR26LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA036), Nov 3, 2025: Cirrus Design SR22 (N237RJ), Sedona, AZ, 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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