# NTSB CEN26FA222: Cirrus Design SR20, N858SD, Wheelers Mill, OH, June 11, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report
- Date: June 11, 2026, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Wheelers Mill, OH
- Coordinates: 38.832331, -82.84233
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8323&lon=-82.8423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Cirrus Aircraft, FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26FA222
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203164/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA222

## Preliminary report

On June 11, 2026, about 1030 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR20 airplane, N858SD, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Wheelers Mill, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Airport surveillance video captured the pilot refueling his airplane before the accident flight. Fuel receipts gathered from the fixed-based operator revealed that he added a total of 20 gallons of 100 LL fuel from the airport self-service pump. The video then showed the pilot complete his preflight inspection, start the airplane’s engine, and taxi the airplane to the runway hold short line. About 3 1/2 minutes later, the video showed the airplane depart from runway 18. The video captured the airplane’s takeoff and initial climb. The airplane briefly left the video frame before it is seen in a near vertical descent, rotating about its longitudinal axis, before an impact with terrain. A witness observed the takeoff sequence and stated that the airplane sounded normal. He stated that he saw the airplane bank to the left before it was obscured by a tree line, followed by a loud bang and visible smoke plume. The wreckage came to rest upright after impacting the garage of a residential home. There were no ground injuries. The airplane and residential home were destroyed by the postimpact fire (see figure 1). The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) rocket, lanyard, and collar were found about 165 ft northwest of the main wreckage; the CAPS parachute was observed aft of the horizontal stabilizer, partially extracted. Figure 1. Overview of accident site. No mechanical anomalies were found with the airframe or the engine during the onsite examination that would have precluded normal operations. The airplane was recovered from the accident site and transported to a secure location.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 36 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N858SD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N858SD), registered now, S/N 1633, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR20](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (registry code 2130000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360-ES](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (registry code 17160, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1633
- Year built: 2006
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airport: PMH, Greater Portsmouth Rgnl, runway 18/36, 5,001 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Observed at: DWU, 18 nm away
- METAR: METAR KDWU 111456Z AUTO VRB06G14KT 10SM FEW032 28/22 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02830217 58006 $

## 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 20260611007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260611007819A), Jun 11, 2026: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Wheelersburg, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. [privacy data omitted] Departed runway 18, video evidence shows a normal takeoff with no indications of any problems; the aircraft goes out of view of the…

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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