Cirrus SR22T N53KH

Summary

On 18 December 2025 at about 18:55 local time, a Cirrus SR22T registered N53KH, operated by 53KWD LLC, was involved in an accident near Muleshoe, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

18 December 2025 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Muleshoe, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Muleshoe Municipal Airport (2T1)

Coordinates

34.1851, -102.6411

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22T

Registration

N53KH

Category

Airplane

Year built

2022

Engines

1

Operator

53KWD LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Georgetown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA072

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 18, 2025, about 1255 central standard time, a Cirrus SR22T, N53KH, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Muleshoe, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot reported that the airplane departed runway 7 at Muleshoe Municipal Airport (2T1), Muleshoe, Texas. During the takeoff roll, about 50 to 55 kts, the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder, but the airplane continued to drift. He said that he had a slight vibration coming from the landing gear. He pulled back the throttle to abort the takeoff. Then the airplane pulled harder to the left. He put in full right brake and partial left brake to stop the airplane, but it continued left off the runway. During the runway excursion, the left wheel went over a drainage pipe, which caused the left gear to collapse and separate from the fuselage. The airplane came to rest on an embankment. Postaccident examination revealed that the left wing fuel tank was breached and fuel was leaking onto the ground. The airplane was retained for further examination. Reported wind at the time of the accident at Clovis, New Mexico, 23 miles northwest of the accident site was 060° at 15 knots gusting to 18 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.