# Accident 20110729018509A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Fredonia, AZ, July 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2011, 08:55 local time
- Place: Fredonia, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5144° N, 112.1628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5144&lon=-112.1628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N365DP-2012-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110729018509A

## Narrative

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

N365DP WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN, APPROXIMATELY 30NM SOUTHWEST OF FREDONIA, AZ.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND PASSENGER (COMMERCIAL PILOT RATING), WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA (KUZA) AND DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME ON 07/29/2011.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 2055 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, OVER 15 HOURS SINCE THE FLIGHT DEPARTED.  THE ELEVATION OF THE ACCIDENT SIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 8900' MSL.  SUNSET TIMEFOR THE ACCIDENT LOCATION IS LISTED AT 1941 PDT.  NARRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL FACTORS TO BE AMMENDED AND COMPLETED AS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES...

## 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 WPR11FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA354), Jul 30, 2011: Cirrus SR20 (N365DP), Fredonia, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilots’ loss of situational awareness during a dark night flight over a remote area, which resulted in their failure to maintain an altitude sufficient to ensure adequate…

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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