Cirrus Design SR20 accident near Menomonie, WI
On January 31, 2009, a Cirrus Design SR20 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Menomonie, WI. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 31, 2009
- Place
- Menomonie, WI
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design SR20 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.959°N, 91.892°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090131X81912
Official records · CEN09FA146
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - Minneapolis Center Code 3112 Radar Targets: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - ATC Radar Study: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- FSS Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 30, 2009, at 2144 central standard time (all times cst), a Cirrus SR20, N495LV, was destroyed during impact with terrain about 5 miles north of Menomonie, Wisconsin. The private pilot, two passengers, and a dog received fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight departed Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM), Sheboygan, Wisconsin, about 2005 and was en route to New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH), New Richmond, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot received a preflight weather briefing from the Lansing Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) between 1641 and 1655 on January 30, 2009, which was approximately 5 hours prior to the accident. After the briefing, the pilot filed an IFR flight plan from RNH to SBM, and he filed for a return flight to depart at 2000. The weather briefer indicated that “your return trip might be more conducive for icing…” as the cloud cover was expected to lower with the evening. The pilot acknowledged the briefer and advised he would check the weather before the return flight. The pilot departed RNH about 1745 and arrived at SBM around 1930. Fuel receipts indicated that the airplane was refueled with 18.7 gallons of fuel at SBM. The airplane departed SBM about 2005 and was cleared to 6,000 feet mean sea level (msl). At 2109, the pilot requested and was cleared to climb to 7,000 feet msl to get above the clouds. At 2134, the pilot requested and was cleared to fly direct to TADPE, the initial
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while flying at night in instrument meteorological conditions.
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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.
