# Accident 20260417003909A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Santa Fe, NM, April 17, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2026, 08:30 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5835° N, 106.1015° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5835&lon=-106.1015&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N654MC) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 33 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260417003909A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 17, 2026, AT ABOUT 0954 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22,

SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR LA CIENEGA, NEW

MEXICO. THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE

WAS OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION REPORTED THAT DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, NO ISSUES WERE

FOUND, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS FILLED WITH APPROXIMATELY 90 GALLONS OF FUEL. DURING THE TAKEOFF AND

INITIAL CLIMB, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING MAXIMUM POWER.

HE CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS SET TO FULL FORWARD AND THE MIXTURE WAS ADJUSTED TO FULL RICH.

AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), WHILE THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION INITIATED A

LEFT TURN TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE PROCEDURE, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. THE

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, LEVELED THE WINGS, AND DEPLOYED THE CIRRUS

AIRFRAME PARACHUTE SYSTEM (CAPS). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED UNDER THE

PARACHUTE CANOPY AND LANDED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR SEVERAL HOMES.

EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE FUSELAGE, WINGS, AND EMPENNAGE SUSTAINED

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED TO A SECURE LOCATION FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION

## 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 WPR26LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA162), Apr 17, 2026: Cirrus Design SR22 (N654MC), La Cienega, NM, 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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