# Accident 20061218027789A: Cirrus SR22, Young, AZ, December 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2006, 18:00 local time
- Place: Young, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9150° N, 110.7953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9150&lon=-110.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N457S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N457S-2018-01-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061218027789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER FLEW FROM CHINLE (E91) AND LANDED AT WINSLOW (INW) BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER AND TO REFUEL. SHE SECURED HER AIRPLANE AND CHECKED INTO A MOTEL TO WAIT OUT THE WEATHER. TWO HOURS LATER, SHE WAS BACK AT THE AIRPORT AND RAPIDLY DEPARTED FOR HENDERSON, NV (HND) HER HOME BASE. SHE DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN AND DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ATC. SHE DEPARTED WINSLOW AT APPROXIMATELY 1715. AT APPROXIMATELY 1755, PRESCOTT FSS RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A RANCHER NEAR YOUNG, AZ REPORTING AN AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW (BELOW THE CLOUDS) FOLLOWING THE ROAD. FIVE DAYS LATER (DEC 23) THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND. THE PLANE HAD IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A CANYON WALL CAUSING ALMOST TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE DEATH OF THE PILOT AND HER TWO DOGS.

## 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 LAX07FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA062), Dec 19, 2006: Cirrus Design SR22 (N457S), Young, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during cruise flight while flying at night at an altitude to remain clear of clouds and icing conditions. Contributing to the accident were an…

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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