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NTSB Opens Investigation Into Fatal Cirrus SR22 Accident Near Lexington, South Carolina

One person was killed and one seriously injured in a February 6 accident involving a single-engine Cirrus SR22, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:14 a.m. ET

One person was killed and one seriously injured when a was involved in an accident near Lexington, South Carolina, on February 6, 2026, at about :21 p.m. local time, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. The record lists people aboard. The investigation is open and this account reflects the earliest official record; details may change. The NTSB record identifies the aircraft as , lists the operator as , classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight, and states the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records describe as a single-engine piston landplane, serial number 0005, with a Continental Motors IO-550 series engine, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Mc Trade & Investing LLC; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Web searches of business directories, corporate registry aggregators and regulator material returned no records for an aviation-related entity by that name in or near Lexington County, South Carolina, so no verified information about the organisation could be established. That is background on the owner of record and says nothing about this accident. Weather observations recorded at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE), 9.1 miles away and 25 minutes from the reported time, show wind from 230 degrees at 14 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and 55°F. Those are instrument readings at a nearby field and are not a stated cause of anything. As a matter of record, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 189 other cases involving the , of which 59 involved a fatality. That count is not a safety rate and says nothing about the cause of this accident. The NTSB investigation is open.

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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 Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.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: N705CD
Type: Cirrus Design Corp SR22 — single-engine piston landplane
Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
Registered owner: Mc Trade & Investing LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation: 407 ft
Nearest aerodrome: 5.8 miles NE of Barrier Airport (US-7225)

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Revision history

Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:14current
Removed the geographic reference paragraph, which misstated the aerodrome bearings and added nothing to the located facts; weather observation retained.
Version 15 Aug 2026, 18:24
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