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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus SR20 · Greenwood, SC · April 19, 2004

Date: April 19, 2004 · 14:00 local
Place: Greenwood, SC
Airport: Greenwood County Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8157J
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04FA096
Reported as: Cirrus SR20
Reported engine: Continental IO360E
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total50 in this make and model

N8157JRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1370 · Built 2003 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On April 19, 2004, at 1400 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR-20, N8157J, departed from the Greenwood County Airport runway 27 and crashed into a wooded area 1,812 feet south southwest of the departure runway end. The aircraft was registered to attic aircraft leasing LLC and was operated by aero atlantic flight center. The aircraft was being used as a 14 CFR part 91 business flight. The pilot and 3 passengers were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed by the post crash fire. The caps was not deployed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 19, 2004, AT 1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CIRRUS SR-20, N8157J, DEPARTED FROM THE GREENWOOD COUNTY AIRPORT RUNWAY 27 AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA 1,812 FEET SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY END. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ATTIC AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC AND WAS OPERATED BY AERO ATLANTIC FLIGHT CENTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE CAPS WAS NOT DEPLOYED.

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 ATL04FA096Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportGreenwood, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb that resulted in an inadvertent stall and the subsequent collision with trees. A factor was the inadequate preflight planning/preparation when he failed to lower the wing flaps.Apr 19, 2004 · Destroyed