# Accident 20030118000209A: Cirrus SR22, Hillcity, MN, January 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2003, 06:40 local time
- Place: Hillcity, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8911° N, 93.5967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8911&lon=-93.5967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9523P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9523P-2003-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030118000209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI03FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA057), Jan 18, 2003: Cirrus Design SR-22 (N9523P), Hill City, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Spatial 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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