# NTSB ANC26LA063: Cirrus Design SR22, N544CD, Windom, WV, June 21, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: June 21, 2026, 11:32 local (15:32 UTC)
- Place: Windom, WV
- Coordinates: 37.598386, -81.565949 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5984&lon=-81.5659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA/FSDO, Continental, Cirrus
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA063
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203231/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA063

## Preliminary report

On June 21, 2026, about 1132 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N544CD, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Windom, West Virginia. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he departed Butler County Regional Airport (HAO), in Hamilton, Ohio, about 0645 to return home to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. While in cruise flight about 7,000 ft mean sea level (msl) he noticed a 3% reduction in engine power. A few seconds later, while scanning the instrument panel, the engine lost about 50% of its power. He attempted the engine restart procedure to no avail. About 15 to 20 seconds after the first loss of power, the oil pressure light flickered and then the engine and propeller stopped completely. The pilot selected the nearest airport on the GPS to perform a forced landing. He made right turns and circled over Kee Field Airport (I16), Pineville, West Virginia. He overflew the runway and touched down several times, but was too fast to land. The airplane exited the end of the runway at 60 knots, continued through a fence, trees, and came to rest against a guardrail. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. Postaccident examination revealed fragments of metal in the oil dipstick reservoir. The engine and airframe have been retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 50 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N544CD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N544CD), registered now, S/N 1544, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (registry code 2130001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1544
- Year built: 2005
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Aeroplanes LLC
- Registered owner: Aeroplanes LLC
- Departed: HAO, Hamilton, OH
- Destination: RDU, Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: I16, Kee Fld, runway 08/26, 3,701 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observed at: BKW, 24 nm away
- METAR: METAR KBKW 211351Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02110144

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260621006379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260621006379A), Jun 21, 2026: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Pineville, WV, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Pilot declared an emergency, turned to the nearest airport and circled twice before attempting to land. Landed too fast to set down. Bounced down…

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.

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