# Accident 20150827016559A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Calera, AL, August 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2015, 19:00 local time
- Place: Calera, AL
- Airport: Shelby County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1669° N, 86.7781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1669&lon=-86.7781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1116C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1116C-2018-12-13) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,799 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150827016559A

## Narrative

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

N1116C IMPACTED TERRAIN 1682 FEET SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY 34 AT THE SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT PURCHASED 25 GALLONS OF FUEL AT THE BIRMINGHAM SHUTTLESWORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CIRRUS AIRFRAME PARACHUTE SYSTEM WAS NOT DEPLOYED IN FLIGHT. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VFR AND CALM WINDS. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

## 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 ERA15FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA330), Aug 28, 2015: Cirrus Design SR22 (N1116C), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures…

## Other reports on N1116C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110124000699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110124000699A), Jan 24, 2011: Cirrus Desi SR22 (N1116C), Jasper, AL, Substantial damage. On January 24, 2011, N1116C departed from kbhm and landed in kjfx. The pilot elected a touch and go landing on runway 9. The pilot applied takeoff power and…

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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