Cirrus Design SR20 N78RC accident near Portage, Wisconsin, October 1, 2025
Cirrus Design SR20, registration N78RC, was involved in an accident near Portage, Wisconsin on October 1, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN26LA011 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 40 minutes of the flight after departing the Baraboo-Dells Arpt area (KDLL), reaching a maximum of 2,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:55 UTC, at 750 ft and 83 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 2 km from Madison/Dane Cnty Rgnl (KMSN).
The nearest weather report, from KMSN (2 km away), showed wind 150° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 25,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cirrus SR20 registered in United States (Mode S AA8FA7).
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
- October 1, 2025
- Location
- Portage, Wisconsin
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design SR20
- Registration
- N78RC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN26LA011 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Baraboo-Dells Arpt (KDLL)
- Nearest airport
- Madison/Dane Cnty Rgnl (KMSN)
- Recorded flight
- 40 min, max 2,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:55 UTC, 750 ft, 83 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN26LA011; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.