# NTSB ERA26LA257: Cirrus Design SR22, N127DC, Lafayette, TN, July 2, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: July 2, 2026, 10:32 local (15:32 UTC)
- Place: Lafayette, TN
- Coordinates: 36.542544, -85.972826 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5425&lon=-85.9728&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: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA257
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203308/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA257

## Preliminary report

On July 2, 2026, at 1032 central daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22, N127DC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lafayette, Tennessee. The pilot and passenger sustained no injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that following the completion of an annual inspection, he was returning a ferry pilot to Owensboro/Davis County Regional Airport (OWB), Owensboro, Kentucky. About 20 minutes into the flight, while at an altitude of 6,500 feet mean sea level, the engine completely lost power. The pilot initially attempted to divert to the nearest airport, which was about 12 miles away, but then determined they would be unable to reach the airport. The pilot then made a distress call to air traffic control and decided to activate the airplane’s whole airframe parachute system at an altitude of 1,975 feet. The parachute successfully deployed and the airplane came to rest in a tree within an urban neighborhood. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage, fuselage, and wings. 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: 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: [N127DC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127DC), registered now, S/N 3802, built 2011 (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: 3802
- Year built: 2011
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Mountain Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: CSV, Crossville, TN
- Destination: OWB, Owensboro, KY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Equipment: ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Angle of attack indicator, Stall warning system, Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observed at: BNA, 43 nm away
- METAR: METAR KBNA 021653Z 12007KT 10SM SCT042TCU 36/22 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP197 TCU S-W-NW T03560222 $

## 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 20260702007989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260702007989A), Jul 2, 2026: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Lafayette, TN, Substantial damage. A/c lost engine and activated parachute 4.3 miles NE of 3M7. A/c ended up in a tree with both sob uninjured

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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