# Accident 20040419007439A: Cirrus SR20, Greenwood, SC, April 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Greenwood, SC
- Airport: Greenwood County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2472° N, 82.1764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2472&lon=-82.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8157J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8157J-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO360E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040419007439A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL04FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA096), Apr 19, 2004: Cirrus Design SR20 (N8157J), Greenwood, SC, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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