# NTSB CEN25LA378: Cirrus Design SR22T, N121JB, Racine, WI, September 11, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: September 11, 2025, 12:37 local (17:37 UTC)
- Place: Racine, WI
- Location: 42.7256° N, 87.8142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Racine, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB coordinates: 42.857731, -87.502821 (estimated), outside the stated state
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7256&lon=-87.8142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 2026
- 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): 200999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA378
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200999/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200999
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA378

## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Ditching](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441/sequence.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 186 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441/sequence.md)

## Analysis

According to the flight instructor, just after levelling off from the initial climb over Lake Michigan, the oil pressure dropped well below normal operating conditions. The flight instructor directed the pilotreceiving instruction to turn the airplane back towards the nearest land. He then contacted air traffic control and declared an emergency. The engine oil pressure continued to decrease and about 3 minutes later the engine lost all power. The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) was deployed at 1,800 ft msl and best glide speed. The airplane descended by parachute and landed in the water where it floated for about 10 minutes before sinking. The flight instructor, pilot receiving instruction, and passenger remained in the water for about 45 minutes before being rescued by the Coast Guard. The airplane was not recovered and could not be examined after the accident, therefore the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N121JB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121JB), registered now, S/N 2484, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T
- Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR22T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (registry code 2130004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-550-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (registry code 17410, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2484
- Year built: 2021
- Airframe hours: 315.3
- Engines: Continental TSIO550K2B 315 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: InfoSec Pros LLC
- Registered owner: InfoSec Pros LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 11, 2025
- Departed: MKE, Milwaukee, WI
- Destination: PTK, Pontiac, MI
- Equipment: Data recorder, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Airframe parachute

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport, flight engineer; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 16, 2025; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 25,500 total, 125 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours
- Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 9, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 745 total, 1.7 in this make and model, 700 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 1.7 in the last 30 days, 1.7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observed at: KRAC, 15 nm away
- METAR: METAR KRAC 111753Z AUTO 26012G18KT 10SM FEW025 28/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02780206 10278 20233 50003=

## 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 20250911015119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250911015119A), Sep 11, 2025: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Racine, WI, Substantial damage. Conducted an accident investigation of [privacy data omitted] that ended up deploying it Cirrus airframe parachute system (caps) which resulted in the aircraft…

## Docket (6 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 19, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200999. 20.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19677404&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20FORM%206120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Adsb data (item 2, XLSX, 4.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19677283&FileExtension=xlsx&FileName=20250911_A05833_600269551_ADSB-Rel.xlsx
- Last adsb position (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19681772&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Last%20ADSB%20Position-Rel.pdf
- Mor insurance adjuster (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20023766&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20Insurance-Rel.pdf
- Pilot/owner statement (item 5, PDF, 1 page, 66 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20030358&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot-Owner%20MOR-Rel.pdf
- Engine logbook (item 6, PDF, 7 pages, 13.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20024286&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N121JB%20Engine%20Log%20Export_Redacted-Rel.pdf

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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