Cirrus Design Corp SR20 accident near Deltona, FL

On February 17, 2009, a Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Deltona, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

February 17, 2009

Place

Deltona, FL

Aircraft

Cirrus Design Corp SR20 · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

28.961°N, 81.155°W

NTSB ID

20090218X62344

Official records · ERA09FA169

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• FAA Controller Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 17, 2009, at 1418 eastern standard time, a Cirrus SR20, N493DA, call sign Connection 424, registered to Boston Aviation Leasing II LLC, and operated by Delta Connection Academy (DCA) as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees and terrain in Deltona, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The commercial pilot flight instructor and commercial pilot receiving instruction were killed. The flight originated from Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), Sanford, Florida, at 1408. Two witnesses in the same neighborhood stated they were checking their mail between 1430 and 1500, when they heard an airplane flying overhead. They observed the airplane flying eastbound between 225 to 250 feet above the trees. Both witnesses stated, "the engine was heard to quit and the airplane made a sharp turn to the right." The nose of the airplane pitched down vertically and the airplane started spinning. Just before the airplane disappeared below the tree line, the witnesses observed an orange or red parachute deploy, but the parachute did not inflate. A short time later they heard the sound of an impact. One witness stated he called a local television station and the Volusia County Sheriff Department non-emergency 911 operators and inquired if anyone had reported an aircraft accident. Both the television station and the sheriff department informed the witness that no accidents had been reported. Delta Connection personnel notified the on duty D

Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision and both pilots' failure to deploy the ballistic parachute at a higher altitude.

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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.