# Accident 20050120010809A: Cirrus SR22, Hood River, OR, January 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2005, 20:20 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6881° N, 121.6792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6881&lon=-121.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6057M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6057M-2012-08-27) (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: 820 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050120010809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 20, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 2020 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CIRRUS SR-22 N6057M WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR HOOD RIVER, OREGON. PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. A/C DEPARTED SALEM, OREGON AT 1951 LCL AND WAS FLYING VFR TO HOOD RIVER, OREGON WHERE THE WX WAS REPORTED TO BE IFR. SEA ATC REPORT INDICATED THAT THEIR LAST RADAR RETURN FROM THE A/C WAS OVER CASCADE LOCKS, OREGON AT 2014 LCL AND 2000 FEET. THE A/C WAS LOCATED BY SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSONNEL ON JAN. 21, 2005 AT 1700.

## 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 SEA05FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA038), Jan 21, 2005: Cirrus SR22 (N6057M), Hood River, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the mountainous terrain, the low ceiling weather conditions, and dark night light conditions.

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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