# Accident 20090616018739A: Cirrus SR22, Minneapolis, MN, June 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2009, 22:05 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0617° N, 93.3525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0617&lon=-93.3525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214BN-2015-04-30) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO550N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09FA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090616018739A

## Narrative

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

N214BN CRASHED AT CRYSTAL AIRPORT (MIC) AT 2205PM ON 06/16/2009.  PILOT RECEIVED FATA RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  ALL MAINTENANCE LOGS AND PILOT LOGBOOKS WERE DESTROYED IN THE FIRE AND ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR DATA.  LAST RECORD OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME HOURS WAS FROM ANNUAL ON 10/29/2008 AT 689TT.  AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL FOR GPS 14L AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND.  TOWER CLOSED AT 10PM.  UPON EXITING THE TOWER THE CONTROLLERS SAW THE FIRE BALL NEAR RUNWAY 14L MIDFIELD.  WEATHER WAS VFR AT 4 SM RAIN MIST, WITH WIND AT 4 KTS.  NTSB STILL INVESTIGATING CAUSE.

## 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 CEN09FA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA363), Jun 17, 2009: Cirrus Design SR22 (N214BN), Crystal, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during a go-around. Factors associated with the accident were the dark night lighting conditions, moderate to…

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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