Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Glenwood Springs, CO
On September 16, 2017, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Glenwood Springs, CO. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 16, 2017
- Place
- Glenwood Springs, CO
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.410°N, 107.210°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170916X12649
Official records · CEN17FA354
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Transcript (Cirrus): Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 15, 2017, about 2010 mountain daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N462SR, impacted trees and mountainous terrain while maneuvering near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The non-instrument-rated private pilot and three passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was owned by Lind's Plumbing and Heating, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado, and was being operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the personal cross-country flight, which from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL), Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, about 1920, and was destined for Canyonlands Field Airport (CNY), Moab, Utah. According to air traffic control information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot was receiving VFR flight-following services during the flight. Radar track data indicated that the airplane departed and traveled on a southwesterly heading toward the destination. At 1925, the pilot stated to the controller that he was going to climb the airplane to 15,000 ft mean sea level (msl) to "get over the mountains and then back down." At 1928, the airplane turned to a southwesterly direct heading to CNY at an indicated altitude about 10,700 ft msl. By 1932, the airplane had climbed to 13,200 ft and stopped climbing. From 1940 to 2000, radar data showed the airplane on a southwest heading with a series of altitude changes betwee
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning, his decision to depart into forecast instrument meteorological conditions along the route of flight, and his 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.
