Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Salina, UT
On July 14, 2012, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Salina, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 14, 2012
- Place
- Salina, UT
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.820°N, 111.432°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120715X25131
Official records · WPR12FA305
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcripts of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Radar Study: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC – Radar Data: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 14, 2012, about 1130 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Cirrus SR22, N86AA, impacted terrain near Salina, Utah. Springhill Aviation LLC., was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured; the airplane was substantially damaged by impact forces. The local cross-country personal flight departed Concord, California, with a planned destination of Aspen, Colorado. Visual and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed along the route of flight, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed. The airplane was the subject of an alert notice (ALNOT) following the loss of radar contact. Local law enforcement and the Civil Air Patrol initiated a search for the airplane. The wreckage was located by personnel from the Sevier County Sheriff's department flying in a civilian provided helicopter at about 1800 MDT, on July 15, 2012. Radar data obtained for the flight from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was reviewed by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC). The radar track identified the airplane traversing from west to east at a Mode C altitude of 13,700 feet mean sea level (msl). During the last 2 minutes of radar data, the radar target indicated a slow climbing turn to an altitude of 14,200 feet msl. The last radar return was at 11:28:54 MDT, that indicated a sharper left turn at a reported altitude of 13,500 feet msl before radar contact was lost. The accident site was located 1.5 nautical miles (
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control.
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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.
