Cirrus SR22 accident near Lawrenceville, IL
On August 29, 2020, a Cirrus SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 29, 2020
- Place
- Lawrenceville, IL
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.790°N, 87.605°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200829X95443
Official records · CEN20LA367
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpt Of FAA ATC Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 29, 2020, about 0123 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N607SR, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to air traffic control (ATC) communications and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data, the airplane departed Peter O Knight Airport, Tampa, Florida, about 2046 eastern daylight time (EDT), and landed at Sullivan County Airport (SIV), Sullivan, Indiana, about 0126 EDT. For the arrival into SIV, the pilot completed a RNAV GPS approach to runway 36. At 0211 EDT, the pilot departed SIV on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan after refueling the airplane, en route to Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport (LWV), Lawrenceville, Illinois, which was located about 22 nautical miles south. The airplane departed SIV to the north, established communications with ATC and was instructed to maintain 2,600 ft direct to the JEBDU waypoint, which was the initial approach fix. The controller asked the pilot to verify if he had the weather and NOTAMs at LWV and that he was requesting the RNAV GPS Runway 18 approach. The pilot verified he had the weather and NOTAMs, and the controller cleared the pilot for the approach starting at JEBDU. About 0118, the airplane crossed JEBDU and continued southwest before turning left toward the final approach course. The controller terminated radar service when the airplane was about 13 miles north of LWV (near JEBD
Probable cause
The pilot’s controlled flight into terrain as a result of his failure to properly execute an instrument approach and maintain clearance from trees in night instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s unfamiliarity with a newly installed avionics system.
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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.
