Cirrus SR22 accident near Americus, GA
On July 24, 2019, a Cirrus SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Americus, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 24, 2019
- Place
- Americus, GA
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.136°N, 84.194°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190724X13531
Official records · ERA19FA234
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 24, 2019, about 0550 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N921CD, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Americus, Georgia. The pilot and the pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot’s son, the pilot was heading to Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Oshkosh, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, which began on July 22 and ended on July 28. The airplane departed Jimmy Carter Regional Airport (ACJ), Americus, Georgia, about 0547 in night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC); no flight plan was filed. Radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) showed the airplane's radar track as six radar targets over a span of 1 minute, with the targets 12 seconds apart. A line connecting each target, as well as the accident site, depicted a 180° left arc. The first target was located about 1,700 ft beyond the departure end of runway 5 (468 ft elevation) at 900 ft mean sea level (msl), 432 ft above ground level. The airplane's second target was at 1,200 ft msl, the next three targets were about 1,300 ft msl, and the final target was about 1,100 ft msl. The pilot and passenger did not communicate with air traffic control during the accident flight. According to a witness who lived across the road from the farm where the airplane crashed, he heard the sound of an airplane engine about 0550. He indicated that it was cloudy and still dark outside. In addition, he stated that he used to work around agricult
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to depart in dark instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and pilot-rated passenger’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight and the pilot’s anti-authority attitude.
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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.
