Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Klamath Falls, OR
On October 1, 2017, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Klamath Falls, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 1, 2017
- Place
- Klamath Falls, OR
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.254°N, 122.266°W
- NTSB ID
- 20171002X44715
Official records · WPR18FA001
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 1, 2017, about 1043 Pacific daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22, N6083D, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering at low altitude in a remote mountainous area near Klamath Falls, Oregon. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Cascade Forestry Inc., Gold Hill, Oregon, and was being operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions were reported in the area at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight, which departed Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport (LMT), Klamath Falls, Oregon, about 1030, and was destined for Rouge Valley International-Medford Airport (MFR), Medford, Oregon. An acquaintance of the accident pilot reported that he had spoken with the pilot at LMT on the morning of the accident. The acquaintance, a retired US Air Force pilot, stated that the accident pilot said that he was on his way back to MFR and that his plan was to depart under visual flight rules (VFR) then climb above the clouds and find a "hole" around MFR for a VFR descent. The pilot also stated that if he couldn't find a way to let down through the clouds, then he would return to LMT. The accident pilot stated that there was an overcast cloud layer fairly high over MFR, but underneath the clouds were VFR. The acquaintance stated that the accident pilot never mentioned trying to go below the clouds en route to MFR, which would have not been a good plan because of mountain obscuration in t
Probable cause
The noninstrument rated pilot's decision to depart on a cross-country flight with en route weather conditions forecasted to be less than visual meteorological conditions and then to continue flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
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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.
