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Cirrus SR20 / SR22

The Cirrus SR20/SR22 is a four-to-five-seat single-engine composite airplane notable for its whole-airplane parachute system (CAPS).

Representative photo of a Cirrus SR20 / SR22
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On the US register8,706
Valid registrations8,653
Median age10 years
NTSB records since 1999605

How old is the US fleet?

Age of US-registered Cirrus SR20 / SR22 aircraft, in years06241,2471,8702,4940–4: 2,494 aircraft0–45–9: 1,491 aircraft5–910–14: 907 aircraft10–1415–19: 1,145 aircraft15–1920–24: 1,850 aircraft20–2425–29: 176 aircraft25–29
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Age (years)Aircraft
0–42,494
5–91,491
10–14907
15–191,145
20–241,850
25–29176

Ages from the year of manufacture in the FAA registry. Age alone says little about safety: aircraft are maintained on FAA-approved programs, and older airplanes flown by US airlines must also pass extra FAA aging-airplane inspections and records reviews at set intervals (14 CFR 121.1105).

Most common variants

SR22
4,017
SR22T
3,060
SR20
1,629

Public NTSB records mentioning this type

The NTSB database lists 605 records involving a Cirrus SR20 / SR22 since 1999: 575 classified as accidents and 30 as incidents.

Records per year (last 10 years)

NTSB records per year involving the Cirrus SR20 / SR22012243749’16: 26 records’16’17: 25 records’17’18: 30 records’18’19: 34 records’19’20: 19 records’20’21: 18 records’21’22: 30 records’22’23: 29 records’23’24: 32 records’24’25: 49 records’25’26: 30 records’26
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YearNTSB records
201626
201725
201830
201934
202019
202118
202230
202329
202432
202549
202630
Please read this before comparing numbers. These are raw counts of NTSB records, not rates. Types that are more numerous, fly more hours, or are used for training naturally appear more often. Counts include minor events and events with no injuries, and can't be used to compare the safety of one type with another. SafelyAboard does not rate or score aircraft. Records also include some events outside the US that the NTSB took part in.

Cirrus SR20 / SR22: common questions

How many Cirrus SR20 / SR22 aircraft are registered in the US?

The FAA registry lists 8,706 aircraft matching the Cirrus SR20 / SR22, of which 8,653 have a valid registration. That includes aircraft registered to airlines, lessors and other owners.

How old is the typical Cirrus SR20 / SR22 in the US?

The median age, from the year of manufacture in the FAA registry, is about 10 years. Age alone says little about safety: aircraft are maintained on FAA-approved programs, and older airplanes flown by US airlines must also pass extra FAA aging-airplane inspections and records reviews at set intervals (14 CFR 121.1105).

How can I tell if my flight is on a Cirrus SR20 / SR22?

Your airline's app or booking usually shows the aircraft type. At the gate, you can read the tail number (on US aircraft it starts with N) and look it up on SafelyAboard. Airlines can swap aircraft, so check again on the day.

Is the Cirrus SR20 / SR22 safe?

SafelyAboard doesn't rate or compare aircraft types. The NTSB record counts on this page depend heavily on how many aircraft exist and how much they fly, so they can't be used to compare safety. For the bigger picture, see our explainer on how safe flying is overall.

Flying on a Cirrus SR20 / SR22 soon? Get a calm My Flight briefing, read what's normal on a flight, or see how safe flying is overall.

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Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database, refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. Counts match FAA/NTSB make and model text and may include closely related variants.