Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Blyn, WA
On August 10, 2022, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Blyn, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 10, 2022
- Place
- Blyn, WA
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 48.026°N, 122.944°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220811105713
Official records · WPR22FA298
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 10, 2022, about 1459 Pacific daylight time, a Cirrus SR22, N379DH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Blyn, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot’s wife reported that the pilot had departed Friday Harbor and intended to fly to Olympia, where he was going to rent a vehicle and drive to West Port, Washington, for a 4-day fishing trip. Recorded ADS-B data showed the airplane departed runway 16 at the Friday Harbor Airport (FHR), Friday Harbor, Washington, about 1445, and proceeded on a southerly heading and climbed to an altitude of about 1,100 ft msl. The data showed the airplane continued south until about 1458:14, when a loss of ADS-B contact occurred. ADS-B contact was reestablished at 1458:51, with the airplane flying on an easterly heading. At 1458:52, the data showed a right turn to a southerly heading and a descent to 900 ft msl at 1459:07, when a second loss of ADS-B contact occurred. As seen in Figure 1, ADS-B contact was reestablished at 1459:13 and showed the airplane on a southerly heading at an altitude of 1,100 ft msl. The last ADS-B target was at 1459:19, at an altitude of 1,400 ft msl located about 0.63 miles northeast of the accident site. Figure 1: ADS-B Track The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vehicle Recorders Laboratory recovered data from the PFD and MFD that captured the accident flight. The data showed that when ADS-B data stopped the airplane started a right turn from a heading of
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued operation of the airplane with known mechanical malfunctions with the flight displays, and his continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an inflight collision with terrain while maneuvering.
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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.
