20030118000209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus SR22 · Hillcity, MN · January 18, 2003

Date: January 18, 2003 · 06:40 local
Place: Hillcity, MN
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9523P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03FA057
Reported as: Cirrus SR22
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N9523PRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2003 · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0399 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was heading approximately 280 degrees when it impacted the trees. The aircraft caught on fire and broke into pieces and impacted the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. Both the pilot and passenger were killed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING APPROXIMATELY 280 DEGREES WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BROKE INTO PIECES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03FA057Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHill City, MNSpatial disorientation experienced by the pilot, due to a lack of visual references, and a failure to maintain altitude. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper decision to attempt flight into marginal VFR conditions, his inadvertent flight into…Jan 18, 2003 · Destroyed