# Accident 20111120027849A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, New Orleans, LA, November 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2011, 11:34 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0364° N, 90.0208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0364&lon=-90.0208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211CD-2014-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 447 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111120027849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAKEFRONT AIRPORT (NEW) AND ON CLIMB OUT STARTED HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. CONTACTED NEW ORLEANS DEPARTURE (MSY) TURNED BACK TO LAKE FRONT AND ENGINE QUIT. APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY, WENT INTO THE WATER. PILOT WAS PICKED UP BY A BOATER.

## 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 CEN12LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA076), Nov 20, 2011: Cirrus Design SR20 (N211CD), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to detonation of the No.2 cylinder from a clogged fuel injector nozzle.

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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