FlightFollowerCirrus SR22T Suffers Engine Failure — CAPS Deployment Saves 2
Cirrus SR22T Loses Power and Deploys CAPS Near Moses Lake
A Cirrus SR22T suffered a power-loss emergency near Moses Lake in May 2026. With a conventional landing no longer assured, the crew deployed the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System and descended into rough terrain.
N444AN was operating near Moses Lake when the aircraft experienced an oil-pressure problem followed by loss of engine power. Available CAPS-event information also records a reported fire during the sequence.
The aircraft was not brought to an airport for a conventional landing. Instead, the CAPS system was activated at roughly 1,000 feet above ground level, according to the available event history.
The parachute descent brought the aircraft into rough terrain. Two occupants were aboard and both were reported uninjured.
The sources establish the sequence of oil-pressure trouble, power loss, CAPS deployment and safe occupant outcome. They do not establish a final NTSB probable cause for the event, so no deeper mechanical explanation is assigned here.
“CAPS Save #148”
Accident Facts
- Date
- 8 May 2026
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22T, N444AN
- Registration
- N444AN
- Location
- Moses Lake, Washington
- Event
- Power loss and fire followed by CAPS deployment
- Category
- Incident / Emergency
Sources
- Video source (ATC/audio reconstruction)
- Cirrus Pilots Association CAPS Event History, Save #148, 8 May 2026.
- Airwork reporting on the N444AN CAPS event.
- Video/ATC recording