Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Cirrus SR22T GTS G5 carbon, N272HM, accident occurred on December 23, 2025, near El Cariso, California

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N272HM

- History of Flight:
On December 23, 2025, at about 1455 local time, a Cirrus SR22T GTS G5 carbon, N272HM, registered to HMG Aviation LLC out of San Diego, CA, sustained substantial damage following a CAPS deployment near El Cariso, California. The sole pilot onboard was not injured. The flight originated from Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport (SNA/KSNA), Santa Ana, California, at 1440 LT, and was destined to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP/KPSP), 
Palm Springs, California.

Preliminary ADS-B data shows that the airplane was climbing through 7,000 ft when it entered a left turn which was followed by the CAPS deployment. The airplane came to rest upright in a wooded area. The FAA reported: "Aircraft experienced engine issues, chute deployed and landed in a canyon."

Figure 1: ADS-B exchange data ran through Google Earth

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