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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus SR22 · Creston, CA · December 30, 2007

Date: December 30, 2007 · 12:00 local
Place: Creston, CA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N254SR
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08FA043
Reported as: Cirrus SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO550N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N254SRRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2017 · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 2537 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550-NReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On December 30, 2007, at approximately 11:25 am local time, witness observed Cirrus SR22, N254SR, make a low pass of 75 to 100 feet over the residence of privacy data omitted. Witness stated after the low pass the aircraft pitched up to the vertical and rolled into a steep bank turn, to the right. At this point the aircraft nose was observed to pitch down and the sounds of the engine suddenly increase, as the aircraft disappeared below the tree tops. Moments later black smoke was observed rising from the same direction. Examination of the debris field indicate the aircraft made contact in a flat attitude sliding forward approximately 300 yards, coming to a stop after striking a tree with the left wing, causing the fuel tank to rupture. The aircraft engine and pilot's body were found approximately 100 to 150 yards past the aircraft stopping point.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 30, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:25 AM LOCAL TIME, WITNESS OBSERVED CIRRUS SR22, N254SR, MAKE A LOW PASS OF 75 TO 100 FEET OVER THE RESIDENCE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WITNESS STATED AFTER THE LOW PASS THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP TO THE VERTICAL AND ROLLED INTO A STEEP BANK TURN, TO THE RIGHT. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH DOWN AND THE SOUNDS OF THE ENGINE SUDDENLY INCREASE, AS THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED BELOW THE TREE TOPS. MOMENTS LATER BLACK SMOKE WAS OBSERVED RISING FROM THE SAME DIRECTION. EXAMINATION OF THE DEBRIS FIELD INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT IN A FLAT ATTITUDE SLIDING FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS, COMING TO A STOP AFTER STRIKING A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO RUPTURE. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND PILOT'S BODY WERE FOUND APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 150 YARDS PAST THE AIRCRAFT STOPPING POINT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX08FA043Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPaso Robles, CAThe pilot's encounter with isolated moderate (or greater) turbulence, updrafts, and downdrafts associated with localized mountain wave conditions at low altitude, and, his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the encounter that resulted in an…Dec 30, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N254SR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20070715012749INormal Cruise · Reno, NV(-23) N254SR, SR22, IFR enroute concord, CA, to alpine, WY, declared an emergency and diverted to Reno-tahoe int'l airport due to engine problems and smoke in the cockpit. Aircraft lost engine power on approach and landed on runway 16L. Post incident…Jul 15, 2007 · No damage