# NTSB WPR26FA289: Cirrus Design SR22T, N625LK, Bend, OR, August 5, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report
- Date: August 4, 2026, 18:45 local (Aug 5, 2026, 01:45 UTC)
- Place: Bend, OR
- Coordinates: 44.089557, -121.4475
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0896&lon=-121.4475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Cirrus Aircraft, Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26FA289
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203526/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA289

## Preliminary report

On August 4, 2026, at about 1845 Pacific daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22T airplane, N625LK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bend, Oregon. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to preliminary ADS-B data, the airplane departed from runway 35 at Bend Municipal Airport (BDN), Bend, Oregon, at about 1335. The airplane flew westbound, climbing to about 11,000 ft mean sea level (msl), before executing multiple turns above mountainous terrain about 33 miles west of BDN. Between about 1415 and 1610, the airplane maintained a looping, meandering flight path in the vicinity of BDN. At about 1610, the airplane began to fly in circles at about 5,000 ft msl 12 miles west of BDN. The final ten seconds of data captured by the airplane’s recoverable data module (RDM) showed that the airplane’s left fuel tank sensor indicated 0 gallons of fuel remaining and the right fuel tank sensor indicated 1 gallon of fuel remaining. The RDM data also indicated that the airplane’s pitch moved from about 4° nose down to about 22° nose down and the throttle lever angle was at 92.3%. The RDM data terminated at 1845:50. The airplane impacted terrain 12.5 miles west of BDN. The area was generally flat, with short scrub brush and standing dead trees. The first identified points of impact consisted of an area of fallen dead trees and a shallow impact crater. The wreckage path was about 175 ft long, oriented on a magnetic heading of 092°. The left wing, left aileron, right elevator, two propeller blades, left cabin door, fiberglass fragments, and fragments of the windscreen were distributed throughout the wreckage path. The main wreckage came to rest inverted on a magnetic heading of 333°. The airplane was recovered for further examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N625LK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N625LK), registered now, S/N 10416, built 2025 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T
- Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR22T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (registry code 2130004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-550-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (registry code 17410, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 10416
- Year built: 2025
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: So Fly Aviation LLC
- Registered owner: So Fly Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BDN, Bend, OR
- Airport: BDN
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Airframe parachute, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Data recorder

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: KBDN, 9 nm away
- METAR: METAR KBDN 050135Z AUTO 35007KT 5SM HZ CLR 29/M01 A3000 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 20260804009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260804009449A), Aug 4, 2026: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Bend, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 8/4/26 around 1850(l) N625LK a Cirrus SR22 crashed approximately 12NM west of Bend airport (bdn) Bend, OR at lat 44°05’22.8”n long 121°26’ 51W. The pilot…

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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