# NTSB CEN25LA342: Cirrus Design SR22, N376CD, Granbury, TX, August 24, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 24, 2025, 18:54 local (23:54 UTC) - Place: Granbury, TX - Coordinates: 32.492622, -97.734306 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4926&lon=-97.7343&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 26, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 200853 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA342 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200853/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200853 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA342 ## Probable cause The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid management (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 733 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to continue the new engine break-in process. He departed with 46 total gallons of fuel but did not know the exact amount in each tank. During the flight he switched fuel tanks at a fuel consumption interval of 10 gallons. As he turned back toward the airport, he noted 14 gallons in the right tank and 4.5 gallons in the left tank. He intended to utilize the left tank until he started a descent, at which time he would switch to the right tank. About 18 miles from the airport, he felt the airplane decelerate so he turned on the fuel boost pump, and advanced the mixture and throttle controls, but did not switch fuel tanks. He diverted to a nearby airport but was unable to reach it, so he activated the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). The airplane descended to the ground under the parachute canopy and landed hard, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. He added that he forgot to switch fuel tanks as he had intended and exhausted the fuel in the left tank. Postaccident examination revealed 14 gallons of fuel in the right tank, which was breached, and trace amounts of fuel in the left tank, which remained intact. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N376CD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N376CD), registered now, S/N 1425, 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: 1425 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 2921.4 - Engines: Continental Motors IO-550-N43B 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Western Chancellor LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2025 - Departed: FWS, Fort Worth, TX - Airport: runway 14, 5,201 × 75 ft, concrete - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Handheld GPS, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, Airframe parachute ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 12, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,921.4 total, 2,293.6 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: KGDJ, 21 nm away ## 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 20250824012109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250824012109A), Aug 24, 2025: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Granbury, TX, Substantial damage. On August 24, 2025, at approximately 1854 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR-22 had an off-field accident near Granbury regional airport(gdj). The aircraft… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 26, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200853. 2.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 15 pages, 577 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19241365&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20and%20narrative_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Correspondence - pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 384 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19241854&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=pilot%20email%20with%20extra%20info_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� recovery company (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 62 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19241912&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20-%20Lone%20Star%20(fuel)-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 4, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 973 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19242112&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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