N5251B is a 2025 Cirrus Design SR20. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 rated at 215 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Boyce, VA. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Feb 2025. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 2025. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 1 year old
- 1 of 1,646 Cirrus Design SR20
2025
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The certified flight instructor and the student pilot were on an instructional flight to practice autorotations and simulated engine failures. About 45 minutes into the flight the instructor noticed the engine tachometer read lower than the rotor tachometer. The student pilot checked the battery voltage and said that it was "low". The instructor reported that the engine's fuel pump and ignition systems were not independent and he did not want to risk a downwind autorotation landing. When the instructor saw the rotor tachometer drop to 90 percent, he initiated an autorotation, assuming the helicopter had or was about to lose engine power. During the landing the left skid sank into the soft terrain and the helicopter subsequently rolled on to its side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage during the precautionary landing.
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About the Cirrus Design SR20
About the modelA four-seat composite low-wing single with fixed gear, a side-stick, and a whole-airframe emergency parachute. The smaller sibling of the SR22.