# NTSB CEN26LA066: Cirrus Design SR22, N242AZ, Springfield, MO, December 20, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: December 20, 2025, 13:02 local (19:02 UTC)
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Coordinates: 37.271274, -93.216944
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2713&lon=-93.2169&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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA066
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202191/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA066

## Preliminary report

On December 20, 2025, about 1302 central standard time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N242AZ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Springfield, Missouri. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed from the General Dewitt Spain Airport (M01), Memphis, Tennessee, about 1130, for the cross-country flight. According to the pilot, about an hour and twenty minutes after departing, while in cruise flight at 8,000 ft mean sea level, he received a Crew Alerting System (CAS) message indicating a high turbine inlet temperature (TIT). The pilot followed the appropriate checklist and reduced fuel flow to the engine which resolved the CAS message; however, the engine started to run rough. The engine roughness increased over time though the engine instruments indicated normal operation. The pilot elected to divert to the Springfield – Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri, and started a descent. Upon reducing power for the descent, the engine ran significantly worse. The pilot descended at the airplane’s best glide speed and prepared to make a forced landing to a road. The pilot stated that during the forced landing, he moved the power lever forward, but the engine did not provide any thrust. The pilot landed on the southbound lanes on US 65, about 9 miles east-northeast of SGF. During the landing, the airplane’s left wing struck a road sign, crossed the highway median and came to rest upright in the northbound lanes. The pilot and the passenger were able to egress from the airplane without further incident. A post-accident fire ensued and partially consumed the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for future examination. The airplane was equipped with a Continental Motors IO-550-N51 reciprocating engine and a Hartzell PHC-J3YF-1N/N7605C 3-blade controllable pitch composite propeller.

## 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: [N242AZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242AZ), registered now, S/N 3182, built 2008 (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-N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (registry code 17215, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3182
- Year built: 2008
- Airframe hours: 1882
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ps1two1 LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 10, 2025
- Departed: M01, Memphis, TN
- Destination: OJC, Olathe, KS
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: NA
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Airframe parachute, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter: 29.84 inHg
- Observed at: KSGF, 8 nm away
- METAR: METAR KSGF 201852Z 33010KT 10SM CLR 15/00 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 T01500000

## 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 20251220021059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251220021059A), Dec 20, 2025: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. The pilot departed dewitt spain airport (M01) at approximately 11:30 am, en route to johnson county executive airport (kojc), maintaining a cruising altitude…

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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