# Accident 20061130027509A: Cirrus SR22, NC, November 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2006, 19:44 local time
- Place: NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3808° N, 80.9600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3808&lon=-80.9600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N665CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N665CD-2018-01-25) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO550N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061130027509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N665CD DEPARTED PDK ENROUTE TO CLT. THE CLT CONTROLLER TURNED N665CD TO JOIN THE RWY 18R LOCALIZER. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THRU THE LOCALIZER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED RIGHT TO HEADING 230 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TURNED TO A HEADING OF 200 DEGREES. THE CONTROLLER ISSUED A LOW ALTITUDE ALERT AND INSTRUCTED THE AIRCRAFT TO CLIMB TO 3000 FT IMMEDIATELY. RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS IFR. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA NORTH OF THE CLT AIRPORT. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, NO SURVIVORS.

## 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 NYC07FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA037), Dec 1, 2006: Cirrus SR22 (N665CD), Huntersville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the night instrument meteorological 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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