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One Dead in Cirrus SR20 Crash Near Wheelers Mill, Ohio

The accident record lists one person aboard and one fatality in the June 11, 2026 crash; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating and the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:09 a.m. ET
One person was killed when a single-engine Cirrus SR20 crashed near Wheelers Mill, Ohio, on June 11, 2026, at about 2:30 p.m. local time, according to the accident record. The record lists one person aboard and one fatality, and lists the aircraft as destroyed. It classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight. This remains a developing event and details may change. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating, according to the accident record. The cause has not been determined. The accident record identifies the aircraft as a , registration . Aircraft registry records list it as a single-engine piston landplane with a Continental Motor IO-360-ES engine, serial number 1633, built in 2006 and 20 years old at the time of the crash. The registry lists the registered owner as Eric Peck; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Weather observations recorded at Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (KPMH), 0.9 miles away and 25 minutes from the reported time of the accident, show variable wind at 5 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 4,300 feet and a temperature of 88°F. That is a measurement only and is not stated to have any bearing on the accident. Geographic reference data places Wheelers Mill in Harrison Township, Scioto County, at a settlement terrain elevation of 554 feet, 0.9 miles south of KPMH. On the type, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 75 other cases involving the , of which 14 involved a fatality. That count is a matter of record and says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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Reference data

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 Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.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
N858SD
Type
Cirrus Design Corp SR20 — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES
Built
2006-01-01 (20 years old)
Registered owner
Peck EricThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
554 ft
Nearest aerodrome
0.9 miles S of Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (KPMH/PMH)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 15:09current

    Attributed the NTSB investigation to the accident record and clarified that the nearby weather observation is a measurement with no stated bearing on the accident.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 15:45

    First published.

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