Cirrus SR22T N324WY

Summary

On 1 June 2026 at about 19:40 local time, a Cirrus SR22T registered N324WY was involved in an accident near Casper, Wyoming, 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

1 June 2026 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Casper, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Casper/Natrona Co Intl Airport (CPR)

Coordinates

42.9100, -106.4600

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22T

Registration

N324WY

Category

Airplane

Year built

2018

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA209

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 1, 2026, about 1340 mountain daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, N324WY, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Casper, Wyoming. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, the airplane departed from Casper/Natrona County International Airport (CPR), Casper, Wyoming, and initiated a climb to the south. About 45 miles south of CPR, shortly after leveling the airplane at 21,000 ft mean sea level (MSL), the engine began running rough, lost partial power, and the engine related temperature readings “blanked out.” The pilot immediately initiated a descent, turned the airplane toward CPR, and contacted air traffic control (ATC) about the airplane’s emergency and that he needed to return to CPR. At about 14,000 ft msl, he leveled the airplane, however, could not maintain altitude. The engine roughness increased, and about 15 miles south of CPR, at about 6,800 ft msl, the pilot was uncertain if the airplane would clear mountainous terrain between his position and CPR. The pilot identified an area he felt was safe to descend into and planned to deploy the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). Before the deployment of CAPS, some engine power returned and the pilot elected to continue toward CPR. About 8 miles south of CPR, the pilot requested runway 26 and the controller cleared the pilot to land. As the airplane entered a modified base turn for runway 26 and at about 500-600 ft above the ground (agl), the engine seized. The pilot elected not to deploy CAPS due to the safe deployment altitude restriction and initiated a forced landing. Subsequently, the airplane landed short of runway 26 and impacted an airport perimeter fence during the landing roll before it came to rest upright, about 1,300 ft from the runway threshold. Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to both wings. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.