Cirrus SR22 N544CD

Summary

On 21 June 2026 at about 15:32 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N544CD, operated by Aeroplanes LLC, was involved in an accident near Windom, West Virginia, 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

21 June 2026 at 15:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Windom, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Kee Fld (I16)

Coordinates

37.5984, -81.5659

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N544CD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Aeroplanes LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hamilton → Raleigh-Durham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC26LA063

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 June 21, 2026, about 1132 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N544CD, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Windom, West Virginia. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he departed Butler County Regional Airport (HAO), in Hamilton, Ohio, about 0645 to return home to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. While in cruise flight about 7,000 ft mean sea level (msl) he noticed a 3% reduction in engine power. A few seconds later, while scanning the instrument panel, the engine lost about 50% of its power. He attempted the engine restart procedure to no avail. About 15 to 20 seconds after the first loss of power, the oil pressure light flickered and then the engine and propeller stopped completely. The pilot selected the nearest airport on the GPS to perform a forced landing. He made right turns and circled over Kee Field Airport (I16), Pineville, West Virginia. He overflew the runway and touched down several times, but was too fast to land. The airplane exited the end of the runway at 60 knots, continued through a fence, trees, and came to rest against a guardrail. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. Postaccident examination revealed fragments of metal in the oil dipstick reservoir. The engine and airframe have been retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.