Cirrus SR22 accident near Chester, AR
On September 5, 2020, a Cirrus SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chester, AR. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 5, 2020
- Place
- Chester, AR
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.686°N, 94.252°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200905X11000
Official records · CEN20LA379
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Audio File - FAA ATC Audio: Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control - Radar Playback: Document (MP4), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control - Opsvue Radar Playback: Document (MP4), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control - Opsvue Radar Plots: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Memorandum For Record A�� Communication Summary -- R Beach --- Avionics Operational Info: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 4, 2020, about 2055 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N733CD, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Chester, Arkansas. The private pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. After working his job the day of the accident, the pilot intended to fly with three passengers to visit a family member that evening. About 1900, the pilot called his flight instructor/airplane mechanic and advised that he intended to fly to North Carolina. The mechanic advised the pilot to leave in the morning. Fueling records showed the accident airplane was fueled about 1949 with 36.41 gallons of 100 low lead aviation gasoline. Radar and air traffic control information indicated that the airplane departed from Muskogee-Davis Regional Airport (MKO), near Muskogee, Oklahoma, about 2027 and proceeded east. About 2049, while climbing through 8,500 ft mean sea level (msl), the pilot established radio communication with air traffic control and requested visual flight rules (VFR) flight-following to the destination airport. The controller subsequently suggested a 20° right turn for moderate to heavy precipitation ahead of the airplane. Shortly thereafter, the airplane turned into the area of precipitation; when the controller queried the pilot about the course change, the pilot replied that he was returning to the departure airport. The airplane subsequently proceeded northwest, and the controller advised the pilot that the airplane appeared to be
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued flight into dark night 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.
