# Accident 20041204032069A: Cirrus SR22, Belgrade, MT, December 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Belgrade, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8881° N, 110.9778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8881&lon=-110.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1159C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1159C-2005-09-20) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041204032069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/04/04, N1159C, A CIRRUS SR-22 IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN 11 MILES NE OF BELGRADE, MT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA ^ A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WHO RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THREE PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD, TWO RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, ONE RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. ACCORDING TO THE SURVIVING PASSENGER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING BY A MOTOR GLIDER WHEN THE STALL WARNING HORN WENT OFF. THE PILOT RECOVERED FROM THE IMPENDING STALL, AND STARTED A RIGHT HAND TURN TO REMAIN CLEAR OF A CANYON. DURING THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOME TREES ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE SURVIVOR INDICATED THE TIME FROM THE STALL WARNING HORN TO IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SECONDS.

## 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 SEA05FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA023), Dec 4, 2004: Cirrus Design SR22 (N1159C), Belgrade, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing factors were the mountainous…

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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