THE DTSB
Pending. Flew into terrain during night approach.
C-FITAQP: 7) TERRAIN COLLISION
Cirrus SR-22T | N740TS
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateOctober 24, 2025
- Local time9:30 PM
- LightNight
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightApproach
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
- AirportS69
Accident Location
- City, State
- Lincoln, Montana
- Airport ID
- S69
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N740TS
- Make
- Cirrus
- Model
- SR-22T
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Arotta, Nicholas James
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Certification
- Private Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 3rd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Night
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 7) TERRAIN COLLISION →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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