# Accident 20141205021179A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Loveland, CO, December 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2014, 14:35 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4519° N, 105.0114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4519&lon=-105.0114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407ND-2015-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 24 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141205021179A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 05, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1435 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), N407ND, CIRRUS SR20 AIRCRAFT , IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING APPROACH AT FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPROT (FNL), NEAR LOVELAND, COLORADO.  THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

## 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 CEN15LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA069), Dec 5, 2014: Cirrus Design SR20 (N407ND), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to comprehend the significance of the wake turbulence that a preceding helicopter would generate during departure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during…

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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