Cirrus Design SR22T N561RT accident near Fargo, North Dakota, August 22, 2025
Cirrus Design SR22T, registration N561RT, operated by STL AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Fargo, North Dakota on August 22, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA338 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 37 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 19,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:23 UTC, at 1,075 ft and 77 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 2 km from Fargo/Hector Intl (KFAR).
The nearest weather report, from KFAR (2 km away), showed wind 250° at 13 knots gusting 23, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cirrus SR22T registered in United States (Mode S A72C2A).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- August 22, 2025
- Location
- Fargo, North Dakota
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design SR22T
- Registration
- N561RT
- Operator
- STL AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA338 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Fargo/Hector Intl (KFAR)
- Recorded flight
- 37 min, max 19,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:23 UTC, 1,075 ft, 77 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA338; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.