Cirrus Design Corp. SR20 accident near Las Vegas, NM
On November 3, 2002, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR20 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 3, 2002
- Place
- Las Vegas, NM
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp. SR20 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.529°N, 105.167°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021108X05449
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 3, 2002, approximately 1225 mountain standard time (MST), a Cirrus Design Corporation. SR20, single-engine airplane, N566T, was destroyed after impacting terrain while maneuvering near Las Vegas, New Mexico. The non-instrument rated private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to the pilot and another private individual and was operated by the pilot. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight departed Renner Field (GLD), in Goodland, Kansas, approximately 1015 central standard time, and was destined for Double Eagle II Airport (AEG), in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During a telephone interview with a relative of the pilot, the relative stated the pilot would typically depart from his private airstrip, which was located at the pilot's residence, at sunrise. On the night prior to the accident, the pilot and relative checked the weather on the computer using Direct User Access Terminal (DUATS), and the pilot also contacted flight service for any temporary flight restrictions along the planned route of flight. The pilot's planned route of flight was the following: depart North Dakota, fuel stop in Pierre, South Dakota, fuel stop in Goodland, Kansas, and then to AEG (the accident flight was the second time the pilot had flown the planned route). On the morning of the accident, at 1115 MST, the pilot contacted the relative and reported he was 136 miles from AEG and the weather
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain clearance with the terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to obtain an updated preflight weather briefing.
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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.
