Cirrus Design Corp SR22T accident near Gulf of Mexico, GM
On January 3, 2018, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gulf of Mexico, GM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 3, 2018
- Place
- Gulf of Mexico, GM
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 23.813°N, 89.685°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180108X90308
Official records · CEN18FA400
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC - Flight Track Graphic: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Track Data: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 3, 2018, about 1806 central standard time, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22T airplane, N325JK, was presumed destroyed when it went missing over the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot is presumed fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a family member and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the pilot departed Wiley Post Airport (PWA), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, about 1419, and was en route to Georgetown Municipal Airport (GTU), Georgetown, Texas. The pilot intended to fly to GTU in support of an animal rescue and return home later that evening. According to data provided by the FAA, about 15:09:53, the pilot contacted the Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZFW ARTCC) Ednas-low sector radar (EDN-LR) controller and advised that he was at Flight Level (FL) 190. At 15:10:06, the pilot was then advised by the controller that he was cleared direct to Gooch Springs (AGJ) and then direct to Georgetown; the pilot acknowledged. (see Figure 1.) Figure 1. Flight Track for N325JK About 15:15:47, the controller instructed the pilot to descend and maintain 15,000 ft msl and issued an altimeter setting of 30.30; the pilot acknowledged. At 15:16:57, the controller transmitted “and uh five juliet kilo it’s still not looking like you’re direct gooch springs there uh vector for gooch springs alpha golf juliet fly heading one nine zero”. The pilot replied “okay, vector for gooch springs um heading one niner zero for five juliet kilo.” At 15:17:09, the controller instructed the
Probable cause
The pilot's incapacitation resulted in impact with the Gulf of Mexico. The reason the hypoxia recognition system did not descend the airplane as designed could not be determined as the airplane was not located.
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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.
