# Accident 20141022019719A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Lexington, NC, October 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2014, 06:24 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8167° N, 80.2586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8167&lon=-80.2586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242MB) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,350 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15IA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141022019719A

## Narrative

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

AT 5000 FT. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE NEXT AVAILABLE AIRPORT AND DEPLOYED THE CAPS PARACHUTE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED DOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 ERA15IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15IA024), Oct 22, 2014: Cirrus Design SR22 (N242MB), Lexington, NC, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's improper tightening of the crankcase through bolt nuts during reassembly of the engine at the last overhaul, which resulted in the failure of the crankshaft and the subsequent…

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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