# Accident 20260702007989A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Lafayette, TN, July 2, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2026, 09:42 local time
- Place: Lafayette, TN
- Airport: Lafayette Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5425° N, 85.9728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5425&lon=-85.9728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127DC) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260702007989A

## Narrative

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

A/C LOST ENGINE AND ACTIVATED PARACHUTE 4.3 MILES NE OF 3M7. A/C ENDED UP IN A TREE WITH BOTH SOB UNINJURED

## 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 ERA26LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA257), Jul 2, 2026: Cirrus Design SR22 (N127DC), Lafayette, TN, 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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