Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near LaFayette, GA
On March 20, 2025, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near LaFayette, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 20, 2025
- Place
- LaFayette, GA
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.692°N, 85.289°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250320199890
Official records · ERA25FA151
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 20, 2025, at 1430 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR22, N969SS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near LaFayette, Georgia. The pilot receiving instruction and the flight instructor were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to data recovered from the onboard avionics, the pilot receiving instruction departed Richard B. Russell Regional Airport—J.H. Towers Field (RMG), Rome, Georgia, where the airplane was based, at 1335. The airplane arrived at Barwick Lafayette Airport (9A5), LaFayette, Georgia, at 1353, where the pilot receiving instruction picked up the flight instructor. The data show that the airplane took off from runway 20 at 9A5 at 1419 and completed two circuits in the traffic pattern. The landing approaches observed from the data were consistent with power-off 180° accuracy approaches and landings. During the third circuit in the traffic pattern the data showed that at 1429:59 the engine speed began to reduce from 2,660 rpm and the airplane’s altitude was about 1,700 ft mean sea level (msl). The airplane began a continuous left turning descent and the final rpm data point, at 1430:51, showed a engine speed of 1,670 rpm and an altitude of 892 ft msl. The airplane continued the left turning descent, and at 1430:53 the left bank began to increase, reaching a maximum of 48° at 1430:56. The pitch also began to increase at 1430:55 to a maximum of 27.1° at 1430:57, with an indicated airspeed of 72 kts and altitude of 859 ft msl. The pitch then
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at an altitude too low for recovery.
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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.
