Cirrus SR22 accident near Gulf of Mexico, USA
On December 15, 2009, a Cirrus SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gulf of Mexico, USA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 15, 2009
- Place
- Gulf of Mexico, USA
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.366°N, 85.434°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091222X33027
Official records · ERA10FAMS1
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On December 15, 2009, at 1616 eastern standard time, radar contact was lost with a Cirrus Design Corp SR22, N723LJ, while in cruise flight over the Gulf of Mexico. As of November 22, 2010, the airplane had not been located. The airplane was presumed destroyed and the certificated private pilot was presumed killed; however, as of the date of this report, the location of the airplane, and the condition of the certificated private pilot were not known. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight that departed Albert Whitted Airport (SPG), St. Petersburg, Florida, about 1520. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the pilot's wife, the pilot, who was a retired doctor, had lunch at home about 1130. He had a meeting scheduled with a business partner in the local area. She was not aware of him having any plans to go flying. The pilot's wife did not have any further contact with the pilot. She subsequently learned that the pilot did not attend the meeting, and when he did not return home, contacted local police. The airplane was based at SPG. A witness at a fixed-based-operator, who spoke with the pilot, stated that he asked to have the airplane taken out of its hangar, and the pilot sounded the same as he normally did. Witnesses at SPG observed the pilot at the airport and reported observing the airplane taxiing for takeoff. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), review of air traffic control communications revealed that the airplane was
Probable cause
Undetermined (airplane and pilot missing).
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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.
