# Accident 20140724012789A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Lafollette, TN, July 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2014, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lafollette, TN
- Airport: Deerfield Resort Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3467° N, 84.0122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3467&lon=-84.0122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8159Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8159Z-2014-09-15) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 623 total, 452 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140724012789A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/24/2014, AT ABOUT 1630 HRS AIRCRAFT N8159Z, A CIRRUS DESIGN CORP, SR22 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT DEERFIELD RESORT AIRPORT (TN44) IN LAFOLLETTE, TN.

## 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 ERA14CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA357), Jul 24, 2014: Cirrus Design SR22 (N8159Z), Lafollette, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around in gusty crosswind 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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