# Accident 20090217004359A: Cirrus SR20, Deltona, FL, February 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2009, 15:13 local time
- Place: Deltona, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 28.9614° N, 81.1547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9614&lon=-81.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N493DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493DA-2015-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO360ES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090217004359A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIRCRAFT DEPLOYED SANFORD AIRPORT WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR & STUDENT PILOT, APPROX. 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE FARM LOCATED IN DELTONA, FL.  THIS WAS FATAL TO BOTH PILOTS ON BOARD, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE GROUND FROM NORMAL FLIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO POWER.

## 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 ERA09FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA169), Feb 17, 2009: Cirrus Design SR20 (N493DA), Deltona, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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