# Accident 20260804009449A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Bend, OR, August 4, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2026, 18:50 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Bend Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0896° N, 121.4475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0896&lon=-121.4475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N625LK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N625LK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22T (registry code 2130004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-K (registry code 17410, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260804009449A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/4/26 AROUND 1850(L) N625LK A CIRRUS SR22 CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 12NM WEST OF BEND AIRPORT (BDN) BEND, OR AT LAT 44°05’22.8”N  LONG 121°26’ 51W. THE PILOT WAS DECEASED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. PER FAA ORDER 8020.11.

THE DESCHUTES COUNTY SHERIFF (DCS) HAD BEEN ALERTED AND WAS MONITORING THE FLIGHT PRIOR TO THE CRASH. DCS DETERMINED THAT THE CRASH WAS INTENTIONAL BASED OFF FROM INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THEM BY THE FAMILY AND COMMUNICATION THE FAMILY HAD WITH THE PILOT PRIOR TO THE CRASH.

NONE OF THE NINE FAA AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES APPEAR TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

NO FOLLOW UP ACTION WAS INITIATED.

## 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 WPR26FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA289), Aug 5, 2026: Cirrus Design SR22T (N625LK), Bend, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal, 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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