Cirrus SR-22 accident near Parish, NY
On April 24, 2002, a Cirrus SR-22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Parish, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 24, 2002
- Place
- Parish, NY
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR-22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.364°N, 76.037°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020502X00613
Official records · NYC02FA089
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 24, 2002, at 1906 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR-22, N837CD, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in Parish, New York. The two certificated private pilots were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file for the flight, which originated at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), Syracuse, New York, and was destined for Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The two pilots were co-owners of the airplane, which, according to the manufacturer's records, was delivered on April 18, 2002. A brother of one of the pilots reported that they had intended on flying to Rochester to show the airplane to a friend. During an initial radio call to Syracuse Clearance Delivery, at 1821, one of the pilots stated that they would depart VFR for Oswego County Airport (FZY), Fulton, New York, at 5,500 feet. The crew was given an altitude restriction of 2,000 feet within 5 miles of Syracuse International, the departure frequency, and a transponder code of 4626. At 1822, one of the pilots contacted Syracuse Ground Control. He requested, and was cleared for, taxi to runway 10. At 1829, one of the pilots contacted Syracuse Local Control (tower), and requested takeoff clearance. He was then cleared for takeoff. At 1830, the crew was advised to turn left, to a heading of 360, and contact departure control, which was acknowledged. One of the pilots then contacted Syracuse Departure Control, and stated that they
Probable cause
The pilots' failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The continued spin to the ground was a result of the pilots' failure to deploy the onboard parachute recovery system, for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
