# Accident 20150830014519A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Kewanee, IL, August 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2015, 09:15 local time
- Place: Kewanee, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2401° N, 89.9210° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2401&lon=-89.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N765CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N765CD-2018-03-19) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 918 total, 33 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150830014519A

## Narrative

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

N765CD, A 2001 CIRRUS SR22, DEPARTED KEWANEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KEZI) IN KEWANEE, IL ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. N765CD?S FILED DESTINATION WAS MEMORIAL FIELD AIRPORT (KHOT) IN HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. N765CD DEPARTED WITH AN IFR CLEARANCE VOID TIME. N765CD?S PILOT NEVER ESTABLISHED RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) AFTER DEPARTURE. N765CD BRIEFLY APPEARED ON QUAD CITY APPROACH CONTROL?S RADAR BEFORE DISAPPEARING FROM RADAR.

N765CD IMPACTED A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF KEZI. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, RIGHT WINGTIP, AND RIGHT AILERON SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FUSELAGE BROKE APART. THE TAIL PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SEPARATED FROM THE EMPENNAGE. THE DOORS WERE FOUND SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER WRECKAGE. THE RESTING POSITION OF THE DEPLOYED BALLISTIC RECOVERY SYSTEM INDICATES THAT IT DEPLOYED POST IMPACT AS A RESULT OF THE FUSELAGE BREAKING APART.

POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR ANOMALIES.

KEZI DOES NOT HAVE AVIATION WEATHER REPORTING EQUIPMENT. THE SURROUNDING WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AS FOLLOWS:

KVYS 301415Z AUTO 08005KT 3/4SM BR OVC002 19/18 A3009 RMK A02 T01850182

KVYS 301355Z AUTO 05006KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 18/18 A3009 RMK A02 T01830180

KC75 301415Z AUTO 07004KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC001 19/18 A3007 RMK A02 T01860181

KC75 301355Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC001 18/18 A3007 RMK A02 T01830178

KGBG 301415Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM BR OVC002 19/19 A3009 RMK AO2 T01880186

KGBG 301355Z AUTO 05003KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC002 19/18 A3008 RMK AO2 T01850182

KMLI 301414Z 00000KT 1/2SM R09/1600V4500FT FG VV002 18/17 A3008 RMK AO2 T01780167

KMLI 301352Z 07004KT 1/4SM R09/1200V1600FT FG VV002 17/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01720167

KVYS IS 38 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) EAST OF KEZI. KC75 IS 28 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEZI. KGBG IS 27 NM SOUTHWEST OF KEZI. KMLI IS 29 NM NORTHWEST OF KEZI. KSQI IS 35 NM NORTH OF KEZI AND WAS NOT REPORTING VISIBILITY AND CLOUD INFORMATION AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN15FA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA388), Aug 30, 2015: Cirrus Design SR22 (N765CD), Kewanee, IL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff into low 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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