No fatalities

CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T accident at Lake Elsinore, CA, 23 Dec 2025

Lake Elsinore, CA, United States

On December 23, 2025, a CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T was involved in an aviation accident near Lake Elsinore, CA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s intentional deployment of the airframe parachute system due to task-saturation in instrument meteorological conditions. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The pilot’s intentional deployment of the airframe parachute system due to task-saturation in instrument meteorological conditions.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

PilotPitch control — Not attained/maintained