# Accident 20060828027879A: Cirrus SR22, Indianapolis, IN, August 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2006, 10:40 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7700° N, 86.3194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7700&lon=-86.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91MB-2007-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,638 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060828027879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 A.M., CIRRUS SR22-SR22 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N91MB DEPARTED EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT (EYE) ON AN IFR FLIGHT ENROUTE TO HILTON HEAD AIRPORT (HXD), (SC) WITH FOUR (4) OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A RETENTION POND APPROXIMATELY 2.4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EYE. THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED AND APPPROX. 3/4 OPEN DURING THE EMERGENCY. THE SEAT BELTS SAFETY AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE PILOT WAS CRITICALLY INJURED AND THE OTHER THREE OCCUPANTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. FOUR PEOPLE ON THE GROUND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES DURING THE RESCUE OPERATIONS. THE PILOT WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD LATER AT THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED AND DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT.

## 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 CHI06FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA245), Aug 28, 2006: Cirrus SR22 (N91MB), Indianapolis, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent spin. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, the overloaded…

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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