# Accident 20260602007939A: Cirrus Design Corp SF50, Athens, GA, June 2, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2026, 09:45 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens/Ben Epps
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9494° N, 83.3255° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9494&lon=-83.3255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129KA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SF50 (registry code 2130010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sf50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ33-5A (registry code 66015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj33-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SF50
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ33-5A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 936 total, 427 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG26LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260602007939A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 2, 2026, AT 0945 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CIRRUS SF50, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, POWERED BY A WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL FJ33-5A TURBOFAN ENGINE, EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB FROM GREENE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KCPP), GREENSBORO, GEORGIA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 8,000FT ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL), HE RECEIVED AN ENGINE INTER-TURBINE TEMPERATURE (ITT) WARNING AND FULL AUTHORITY DIGITAL ENGINE CONTROL (FADEC) NO DISPATCH COCKPIT ALERTING SYSTEM (CAS) MESSAGE. HE THEN CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) AND REQUESTED A HOLD AT 10,000 FT MSL, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, REDUCED THE THRUST LEVER SETTING BY SWITCHING THE AUTO THROTTLE TO MANUAL MODE AND REDUCED THE AIRSPEED TO 180 KTS. THE ENGINE ITT TEMPERATURE DECREASED, AND THE CAS MESSAGE CLEARED. HE REPORTED THAT HE REMAINED AT 10,000FT MSL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO MONITOR THE ENGINE PARAMETERS, AND ALL REMAINED WITHIN OPERATING LIMITS. THE PILOT THEN CONTACTED ATC TO REQUEST A SMALL CLIMB TO SEE HOW THE ENGINE WOULD PERFORM, AND AFTER RECEIVING AUTHORIZATION, INITIATED A CLIMB TO 13,000FT MSL. SECONDS AFTER ADVANCING THE ENGINE THROTTLE, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND REDUCTION IN POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PITCHED THE AIRPLANE FOR BEST GLIDE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO ATHENS-BEN EPPS AIRPORT (AHN), ATHENS, GA. WHILE PERFORMING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURE HE ATTEMPTED TO “CLEAR THE ENGINE,” WHICH AGGRESSIVELY SHOOK THE AIRPLANE. HE CONTINUED ON VECTORS, DEPLOYED THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR, AND MADE A NO POWER LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 AT AHN.

A POST-INCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE AND SEPARATED SECTION OF ENGINE COWL. A SECTION OF TURBINE DISK PROTRUDED FROM THE LOWER COWLING STRUCTURE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.  MEMBERS FROM THE FAA, WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL, AND CIRRUS REMOVED THE ENGINE AT AHN AND SHIPPED IT TO WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN FOR TEARDOWN EXAMINATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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- [NTSB ENG26LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26LA026), Jun 2, 2026: Cirrus SF50 (N129KA), Athens, GA, incident, minor 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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