# Accident 20170709022399A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Corydon, IA, July 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2017, 16:15 local time
- Place: Corydon, IA
- Airport: Corydon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7753° N, 93.2328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7753&lon=-93.2328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929DE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929DE) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,275 total, 36 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170709022399A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 9 N929DE PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED THE CORYDON AIRPORT IN CORYDON IA. IT IS REPORTED BY WITNESS, THE PASSENGER, AND PIC THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE UNSUCESSFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO AN AREA OF TREES AS A RESULT. THE CRASH SITE WAS SLIGHTLY OVER 1 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN17LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA263), Jul 9, 2017: Cirrus Design SR22 (N929DE), Corydon, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and airframe did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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