Cirrus Design Corp SR20 accident near Jacksonburg, WV
On September 5, 2017, a Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jacksonburg, WV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 5, 2017
- Place
- Jacksonburg, WV
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR20 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.462°N, 80.958°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170907X62615
Official records · ERA17FA313
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Excerpts: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 5, 2017, about 1148 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR20, N135CD, was destroyed when it collided with terrain in Jacksonburg, West Virginia. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was privately owned and was being operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight, which originated at Delaware Coastal Airport (GED), Georgetown, Delaware, and was destined for Fleming-Mason Airport (FGX), Flemingsburg, Kentucky. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) radar and voice communication information, the pilot checked in with the Clarksburg, West Virginia, approach control facility at 1106 at an altitude of 7,000 ft mean sea level (msl). About 1114, the pilot requested an alternate course to the Parkersburg VOR (JPU) in order to avoid weather and was cleared direct to the JPU VOR. About 1115, the controller instructed the pilot to climb to 8,000 ft. About 1129, the controller advised the pilot that another aircraft on his same route was deviating due to weather and asked the accident pilot if he also wanted to deviate. The pilot advised the controller that he would deviate and the controller subsequently issued the pilot a heading east of his current heading to clear the weather. About 1142, the controller asked the pilot about the flight conditions, and the pilot reported that he was in the clouds, level at 8,
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while flying in instrument meteorological conditions in the vicinity of adverse weather 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.
