# Accident 20051211029189A: Cirrus SR22, Arco, MN, December 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2005, 17:16 local time
- Place: Arco, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4067° N, 96.0814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4067&lon=-96.0814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621PH-2008-12-12) (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 IO550N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 37 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051211029189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N621PH DEPARTED WAYNE NEBRASKA (LCG) AT APPROXIMATELY 1608 CST ENROUTE TO FLYING CLOUD MN (FCM). DURING FLIGHT PILOT AMENDED FLIGHT PLAN. NEW ARRIVAL POINT WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE MONTEVIDEO MINNESOTA (MVE). AT APPROXIMATELY 2316Z AIRCRAFT N621PH IMPACTED TERRAIN IN ARCO, MN FATALLY INJURING PILOT AND TWO PASENGERS. AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION OBSERVATION AT MARSHALL MN AT 2315Z WAS WINDS OUT OF THE EAST AT 7 KNOTS VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 400 FEET CEILING OVERCAST AT 800 FEET TEMPERATURE -4 C DEW POINT -6 C ALTIMETER 29.74.

## 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 CHI06FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA043), Dec 11, 2005: Cirrus Design SR22 (N621PH), Arco, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft after experiencing spatial disorientation. Factors associated with…

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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