# Accident 20101021048759A: Cirrus Desi SR22, Agua Dulce, CA, October 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2010, 12:25 local time
- Place: Agua Dulce, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5011° N, 118.3431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5011&lon=-118.3431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427MC-2018-01-23) (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 DESI SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101021048759A

## Narrative

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

NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT SPIRALED OUT FROM CLOUD BASE ACCORDING TO WITNESSES.

## 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 WPR11FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA021), Oct 21, 2010: Cirrus Design SR-22 (N427MC), Agua Dulce, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's improper decision to continue the flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and loss of control.

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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