# NTSB ERA26LA001: Cirrus Design SR22, N812SE, Talladega, AL, October 2, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: October 2, 2025, 11:26 local (16:26 UTC)
- Place: Talladega, AL
- Coordinates: 33.552556, -86.136833 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5526&lon=-86.1368&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: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO, Continental Aerospace
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA001
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201776/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA001

## Preliminary report

On October 2, 2025, at 1126 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR22, N812SE, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Talladega, Alabama. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries, and the two passengers were not injured. The airplane was being operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, Birmingham, Alabama, and was destined for Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN), Talladega, Alabama. According to the pilot, after departure he climbed to 3,500 ft., mean sea level (msl). While descending toward ASN, he advanced the throttle, but the engine did not respond. He attempted to restore power; however, engine power did not increase. The pilot reported that the airplane’s altitude was below the minimum required for Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) deployment, so he configured the airplane for a glide and performed a forced landing to an open field about 7 nautical miles west of ASN. During the landing roll, the airplane struck an agricultural irrigation pivot, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and right engine cowling. The airplane was recovered and 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-cruise: 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)
- [Emergency descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N812SE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812SE), registered now, S/N 2152, built 2006 (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: 2152
- Year built: 2006
- Airframe hours: 2956
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 19, 2025, 4 hours before
- Departed: BHM, Brimingham, AL
- Destination: ASN, Talladega, AL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 11 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 30.27 inHg
- Observed at: ASN, 4 nm away
- METAR: METAR KASN 021615Z AUTO 08011G15KT 10SM CLR 25/15 A3027 RMK AO2

## 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 20251002021569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251002021569A), Oct 2, 2025: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Talladega, AL, Destroyed. Aircraft departed bhm enroute to asn. During the decent the pilot attempted to apply power but the engine remained at idle. Pilot made an emergency landing in…

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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