# NTSB WPR25LA219: Cirrus Design SR22, N551SG, Hollister, CA, July 19, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 19, 2025, 11:34 local (18:34 UTC) - Place: Hollister, CA - Coordinates: 36.887566, -121.40454 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8876&lon=-121.4045&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining events: [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 7, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 200589 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA219 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200589/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA219 ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) The departing pilot’s failure to see and avoid the landing airplane during the takeoff, which resulted in a mid-air collision. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 116 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Nelson Douglas VANS RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md?model=056118T), [All aircraft, 397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Nelson Douglas VANS RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md?model=056118T), [All aircraft, 231 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Nelson Douglas VANS RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=056118T), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis (aircraft 1) The pilot of the Cirrus reported that he was conducting the RNAV GPS runway 31 approach in visual conditions. While crossing the threshold of the runway he saw what he thought was a wing and he heard a loud bang. The airplane nosed over and impacted the runway. The pilot of the RV-8 reported that he taxied to the beginning of the runway, near the fire base [CAL FIRE hangars]. The pilot looked for traffic and did not see any. The pilot applied power, rotated and the airplane began to climb. When the airplane was about 50 to 100 ft above ground level, he saw something from below and on the right side, then experienced “the inflight collision.” The pilot then reduced power and landed on the remaining runway. A video, from an airplane on a taxiway, captured the infight collision between the Cirrus and RV-8 airplanes. White flashing lights were in view near the runway that were consistent with runway end identifier lights (REIL) for runway 31. The Cirrus was descending to a point beyond the relocated threshold. The RV-8 was airborne prior to the relocated threshold and while climbing, struck the empennage of the Cirrus. The Cirrus rapidly descended to the runway, which substantially damaged the fuselage and empennage. The RV-8 landed on the runway. Both pilots reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures, with their respective airplanes, that would have precluded normal operations. According to 14 Code of Federal Regulations §91.113(g), “Landing. Aircraft, while on final approach to land or while landing, have the right-of-way over other aircraft in flight or operating on the surface…” ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N551SG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551SG), registered now, S/N 4562, built 2017 (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: 4562 - Year built: 2017 - Engines: Continental IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: VNY, Van Nuys, CA - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: CVH, Hollister Municipal Airport, runway 31, 6,350 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Auto-pilot ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N926DT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926DT), registered now, S/N 80759, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: NELSON DOUGLAS VANS RV-8 - Registry model: [Nelson Douglas VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-douglas-vans-rv-8) (registry code 056118T) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 80759 - Year built: 2002 - Airframe hours: 1768 - Engines: LYCOMING IO360-A1B6 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, June 2, 2025, 6 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N551SG; age 35; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 292.9 total, 156 in this make and model, 219.2 as pilot in command, 15.2 in the last 90 days, 2.1 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N926DT; age 77; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown; last flight review September 14, 2024; seat: front; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 4,049 total, 1,344 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KCVH, 1 nm away - METAR: KCVH 191915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A3004 RMK A01 ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250719016792A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250719016792A), Jul 19, 2025: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Hollister, CA, Destroyed. Cirrus was on approch to runway 31 at Hollister municipal airport (kcvh), on short final at approximately 100 feet, was struck from behind by an aircraft… - [Accident 20250719009102A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250719009102A), Jul 19, 2025: Nelson Douglas VANS RV-8, Hollister, CA, Minor damage. RV8 was conducting a return to service flight, after replacing magneto. Completed run-up on taxiway a rwy 31 at Hollister municipal airport (kcvh). Airman… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.