# Accident 20120714014909A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Salina, UT, July 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Salina, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8197° N, 111.4322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8197&lon=-111.4322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86AA-2013-10-24) (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 DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120714014909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH 2 FATALITIES ONBOARD. A/C SUBJECT TO ALNOT ISSUED 07/15/2012. A/C WAS VFR FROM CONCORD, CA (CCA) TO ASPEN, CO (ASE). A/C CRASHED UNDER UNK CIRCUMSTANCES.

## 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 WPR12FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA305), Jul 14, 2012: Cirrus Design SR22 (N86AA), Salina, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane 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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