# NTSB WPR26LA036: Cirrus Design SR22, N237RJ, Sedona, AZ, November 3, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: November 3, 2025, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Sedona, AZ · End of runway
- Coordinates: 34.8374, -111.8045 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8374&lon=-111.8045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: 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: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA036
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201955/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA036

## Preliminary report

On November 3, 2025, about 0830 mountain standard time, a Cirrus SR-22, N237RJ, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Sedona, Arizona. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot of the airplane reported that, during the preflight inspection, no anomalies were observed, and the fuel level was about 30 gallons per side. During the takeoff roll, everything seemed normal. Shortly after rotation, the engine experienced a partial loss of power, however, there was not enough runway remaining to abort the takeoff, and the pilot continued the takeoff sequence. During the initial climb out, the pilot noticed a decrease in airspeed along with an additional loss of engine power. He elected to return to the airport, however, realized he would not be able to make it to the runway, and deployed the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). Subsequently, the airplane descended under the parachute canopy onto desert terrain. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed that forward fuselage and empennage sustained substantial damage. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: 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: [N237RJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237RJ), registered now, S/N 2159, 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: 2159
- Year built: 2006
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Argaeus LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SEZ, Sedona, AZ
- Destination: CHD, Chandler, AZ
- Airport: SEZ, Sedona, runway 21, 5,132 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 30.25 inHg
- Observed at: KSEZ, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KSEZ 031535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/M03 A3025 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 20251103021019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251103021019A), Nov 3, 2025: Cirrus SR22, Sedona, AZ, Destroyed. Airman was performing a personal flight from his home base at montgomery field (kmyf), san diego, CA enroute to chandler (kchd), AZ with a stop at the Sedona…

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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