# Accident 20080314012569A: Cirrus SR22, Front Royal, VA, March 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2008, 23:50 local time
- Place: Front Royal, VA
- Airport: Front Royal-Warren County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9056° N, 78.3189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9056&lon=-78.3189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N141SR-2017-05-31) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 180 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080314012569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED FRR WITH MARGINAL NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH TREES IN A HEAVILY FORESTED AREA AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A FIRE ENSUED AFTER IMPACT AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 NYC08FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA138), Mar 15, 2008: Cirrus Design SR22 (N141SR), Front Royal, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from rising mountainous terrain, and his failure to turn toward his assigned course during initial climb. Contributing to the accident were the low ceiling,…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.