# Accident 20130803017779A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Wildwood, MO, August 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2013, 04:50 local time
- Place: Wildwood, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St. Louis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6606° N, 90.6817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6606&lon=-90.6817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225CD-2018-02-12) (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: 475 total, 154 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA456) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130803017779A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SUS AND CRASHED INTO TREES APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRPORT. TWO SOULS ON BOARD SUBSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE.

INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS AND SHALL BE AMENDED. 8/27/2013

## 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 CEN13FA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA456), Aug 3, 2013: Cirrus Design SR22 (N225CD), Chesterfield, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish and maintain a positive climb rate during the initial climb in night instrument meteorological conditions.

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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