Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Duluth, MN
On February 24, 2023, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Duluth, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 24, 2023
- Place
- Duluth, MN
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.723°N, 92.149°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230225106783
Official records · ERA23FA130
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Dth ATC Playback (10 Minute, 13 Second Mp4, 6.4mb): Document (MP4), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 24, 2023, about 1607 central standard time, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22, N929DR, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Duluth, Minnesota. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot co-owned the airplane and based it at Richard I Bong Airport (SUW), Superior, Wisconsin. The purpose of the accident flight was a short reposition from Duluth International Airport (DLH), Duluth, Minnesota to SUW. According to automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) data and data downloaded from the airplane’s remote data module (RDM), about 4 minutes after takeoff from DLH, the airplane was on approach to SUW. The airplane was at 1,300 ft msl while on about a 4-mile final approach for runway 14 at SUW when it suddenly pitched down about 30°. The airplane continued to descend and impacted a frozen river about 3.5 miles from SUW. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot’s logbook was not recovered. On his most recent application for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) second class medical certificate, dated November 1, 2022, he reported total flight experience of 3,895 hours, of which, 94 hours were accrued during the 6 months before the application date. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONThe airplane was manufactured in 2016 and equipped with a Continental IO-550N, 310-hp engine, driving a three-bladed Hartzell constant-speed propeller. Review of the aircraft logbooks revealed that the most recent annual inspection was completed on April 7, 2022. At that time, the airframe
Probable cause
A rapid descent and subsequent collision with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
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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.
