Three Killed in Cirrus SR22T Crash Near Franklin, North Carolina

An NTSB accident record lists three people aboard and three fatalities in the September 18 crash; the cause has not been determined and the investigation is open.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 7, 2026, 9:27 a.m. ET

people were killed when a single-engine Cirrus SR22T crashed near Franklin, North Carolina, at about local time on September 18, 2025, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. The record lists people on board and fatalities. The event is still developing and the investigation remains open. The accident record identifies the aircraft as a , registration , and states that it sustained substantial damage. The flight is classified in the record as a Part 91 general aviation flight. The NTSB is the investigating body. The cause has not been determined. No preliminary finding has been recorded in the fact set, and no conclusion should be drawn from any of the reference material below. Aircraft registry records list as a , a single-engine piston landplane with a Continental Motors TSIO-550-K engine, serial number 1378, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Cornelius Brett; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Weather observations recorded at Triangle North Executive Airport (KLHZ), 6.2 miles away and one minute from the reported time, showed calm wind, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and 75°F. That is an instrument reading at a nearby field and not a statement about what happened. The NTSB investigation is continuing.

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From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration: N218VB
Type: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T — single-engine piston landplane
Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-K
Registered owner: Cornelius BrettThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation: 312 ft
Nearest aerodrome: 2.2 miles S of Ball Airport (79NC)

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