Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Boynton Beach, FL
On November 13, 2011, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boynton Beach, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 13, 2011
- Place
- Boynton Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.601°N, 81.805°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111113X85646
Official records · ERA12FA068
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 13, 2011, at 1736 eastern standard time, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22, N661FT, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain within the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge near Boynton Beach, Florida. The certificated commercial pilot and the certificated private pilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight. The personal flight, which originated at Witham Field (SUA), Stuart, Florida about 1722, was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The pilots were returning from an air show at SUA, with a presumed destination of Willis Gliderport (FA44), Boynton Beach, Florida. Flying in formation with the accident airplane were a Sukhoi Su-29 and an Extra EA-300, each piloted by a friend of the commercial pilot. After joining in formation about 10 nautical miles south of SUA, the flight proceeded southwest. Shortly after the flight crossed the northern border of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, the pilot of the Su-29 observed the accident airplane's pitch smoothly increase upward to an angle of about 30 degrees. The airplane then began a roll to the left, and pitched nose-down as it rolled to an inverted attitude. As the airplane descended, it began to roll right, before it impacted the marsh below in an approximate 80-degree nose-down pitch attitude. The pilot of the Su-29 subsequently entered a left orbit around the accident site and contacted air traffic control to report the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Information provi
Probable cause
The right seat pilot's decision to attempt a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver in a non-aerobatic airplane.
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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.
