Cirrus SR22, N704R, incident occurred on July 28, 2026, near O’Neill, Nebraska

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N704R

- History of Flight:
On July 28, 2026, at about 1737 local, a Cirrus SR22, N704R, registered to Bravo Fox Squared LLC, was not damaged following a forced landing on a road due to engine issues near O’Neill, Nebraska. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The personal flight originated from Dickinson Airport (DIK/KDIK), Dickinson, North Dakota, at 1435, and was destined to Lincoln Airport (LNK/KLNK), Lincoln, Nebraska.

Preliminary ADS-B data shows that the airplane was cruising at 11,000 ft when it entered a right hand descent, probably in an attempt to divert to nearby O'Neill Municipal Airport (KONL), O'Neill, Nebraska.

Figure 1: Entire track (for both initial and incident flights)

Figure 2: Descent from cruise altitude

Figure 3: End of track

- Weather:

METAR KONL 282215Z AUTO 11008G15KT 10SM CLR 34/16 A2992 RMK AO2 T03410161

METAR KONL 282235Z AUTO 06011KT 10SM CLR 34/18 A2991 RMK AO2 T03430175

METAR KONL 282255Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM CLR 34/19 A2991 RMK AO2 T03360189