Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Oxbow, OR
On April 2, 2023, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oxbow, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 2, 2023
- Place
- Oxbow, OR
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.961°N, 116.859°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230402106989
Official records · WPR23FA141
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 2, 2023, at 0950 Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22, N424SW, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oxbow, Oregon. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The accident airplane departed Caldwell Executive Airport (EUL), Caldwell, Idaho, about 0930 under visual flight rules, with the intended destination of Lewiston Nez/Perce County Airport (LWS), Lewiston, Idaho. About 0934, while heading north at an altitude of 11,400 ft msl, the pilot contacted Big Sky Approach Control and requested flight following. The controller issued a discrete transponder code but did not provide the pilot with an altimeter setting and did not radar identify N424SW. No further communication occurred between the pilot and the controller. After contacting the Big Sky Approach Control, ADS-B data indicated that the airplane gradually climbed from 11,400 ft msl on a northerly heading to 14,100 ft msl. Shortly thereafter, the airplane descended and maintained 13,900 ft msl for about 6 minutes, then suddenly entered a sharp left turn to the southwest and increased groundspeed to 205 kts about 9:49:38. According to ADS-B data, after the sharp left turn, the airplane’s slowest groundspeed was 133 kts, and the maximum was 205 kts. Additionally, ADS-B data identified the airplane’s groundspeed was 205 kts, when the airplane’s heading was 246° magnetic and the airplane’s altitude was 12,300 ft msl. Witnesses on the ground near the accident s
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in airframe ice accretion 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.
