# Accident 20111126027079A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Crystal Lake, IL, November 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2011, 10:25 local time
- Place: Crystal Lake, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2681° N, 88.3819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2681&lon=-88.3819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N223CD-2012-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111126027079A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N223CD DEPARTED MARION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMZZ) AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 EASTERN LOCAL TIME EN ROUTE TO CHICAGO DUPAGE AIRPORT (KDPA).  ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, DEPARTURE WEATHER AT KMZZ WAS REPORTED AS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. (VMC)  THE PIC WAS NOT INSTRUMENT QUALIFIED, AND DEPARTED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. (VFR) - NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.UPON ARRIVAL IN THE VICINITY OF KDPA, THE PIC CONTACTED THE DUPAGE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER. (ATCT)  N223CD WAS TOLD DPA WEATHER WAS CURRENTLY INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. (IMC)THE PIC OF N223CD THEN CONTACTED CHICAGO CENTER FOR FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO CHICAGO-EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. (KPWK)WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED TO KPWK, THE PIC OF N223CD INFORMED CHICAGO CENTER HE WAS TURNING "TO GET AWAY FROM THE WEATHER."THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE, THEN CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD IN CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS AT APPROXIMATELY 1025 CENTRAL LOCAL TIME.THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  ALL FOUR (4) PERSONS ABOARD N223CD SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.  NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED AS A RESULT.  NO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WERE INJURED OR DAMAGED ON THE GROUND AS A RESULT.

## 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 CEN12FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA083), Nov 26, 2011: Cirrus Design SR20 (N223CD), Crystal Lake, IL, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to continue flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control of the airplane.

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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