# NTSB ERA26LA343: Cirrus Design SR20, N187PH, California, MD, September 4, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 4, 2026, 14:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place: California, MD
- Coordinates: 38.315709, -76.552159 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3157&lon=-76.5522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA343
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203842/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA343

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 22 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N187PH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N187PH), registered now, S/N 2081, built 2011 (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: 2081
- Year built: 2011
- Airframe hours: 2762.2
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Chester County Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 20, 2026, 18 hours before
- Departed: 2W6, Leonardtown, MD
- Destination: MQS, Coatesville, PA
- Airport: 2W6, St Mary'S County Rgnl, runway 29, 5,350 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Airframe parachute, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display

## Weather

- Wind: 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.93 inHg
- Observed at: NHK, 6 nm away
- METAR: METAR KNHK 041752Z 34007KT 10SM FEW100 SCT250 31/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T03060222 10306 20244 58007 $

## 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 20260904012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260904012299A), Sep 4, 2026: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, California, MD, Substantial damage. Occurrence on 4 sep 26 @ K2W6 (1653Z) Reported to dca FSDO 11 sep 2026 Investigated aircraft @ 2W6 on 14 sep 2026 On 11 sep 2026 the DC FSDO received a report…

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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