# Accident 20160323018869A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Lena, LA, March 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lena, LA
- Airport: Alexandria International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4806° N, 92.7317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4806&lon=-92.7317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N927DS-2019-11-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160323018869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE DURING DECENT. PILOTS WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE ENGING RESTARTED. PILOTS PULLED CHUTE AND LANDED IN WOODED AREA. NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN16LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA143), Mar 23, 2016: Cirrus Design SR22 (N927DS), Alexandria, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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