Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22 accident near Stuart, FL
On February 4, 2006, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stuart, FL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 4, 2006
- Place
- Stuart, FL
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.204°N, 80.133°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060208X00177
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 4, 2006, at 1600 eastern standard time, a Cirrus SR-22, N667WP, registered to Aircraft Guaranty Management & Trust, LLC, was destroyed when it impacted the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Witham Field (SUA), Stuart, Florida. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The two instrument-rated private pilots and a passenger on board the airplane were fatally injured. The flight originated at 1556, and was en route to St. Augustine (SGJ), Florida. N667WP took off from runway 12 at 1556. Palm Beach Approach Control tried to contact the airplane, but received no response. At that time, the airplane appeared on radar to be in a turn. At 1559, radio contact with the airplane was established and a female voice advised that they were having trouble with their instruments. At that time, its encoded altitude was 2,400 feet msl (above mean sea level). At 1600, the female voice requested, and the controller cleared the flight, to return to the airport. There was no acknowledgement. The last radar contact was at 1600:23 when the airplane was 3 miles north of the airport at a location of 027degrees, 12'16.15" north latitude, and 080 degrees, 08'00.32" west longitude, and at an altitude of 1,900 feet msl. At 1603, American Airlines flight 2437 advised approach control that they were receiving ELT (emergency locator transmitter) signals. At 1630, airplane debris was l
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with the water. Contributing to the accident were a reported instrument failure, pilot disorientation, and instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the severity of the impact was the pilot's failure to deploy the airplane's onboard parachute system.
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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.
