# Accident 20170905017619A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Jacksonburg, WV, September 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2017, 11:48 local time
- Place: Jacksonburg, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4617° N, 80.9583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4617&lon=-80.9583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135CD-2017-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,077 total, 93 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170905017619A

## Narrative

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

09/05/2017 - WETZEL COUNTY, WV: N135CD, SR20, GED-FGX, LOST RADIO AND RADAR WITH CKB.  PRESUMED CRASHED. SUBJECT OF AN ALNOT ON 09/05/17. PER FLIGHT PLAN: 2 POB + DOG.

09/07/2017 - AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN A WOODED MOUNTAINOUS AREA NEAR JACKSONBURG, WV. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO INDIVIDUALS ON BOARD + DOG SUSTAINED FATAL 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 ERA17FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA313), Sep 5, 2017: Cirrus Design SR20 (N135CD), Jacksonburg, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while flying in instrument meteorological conditions in the vicinity of adverse weather conditions.

## Other reports on N135CD (1)

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

- [Accident 20130228003339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130228003339A), Feb 28, 2013: Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (N135CD), St. Simons, GA, Substantial damage. On February 28, 2013 1500L, this office was notified that a Cirrus SR20, N135CD was pushed to the infield by winds while attempting to land at Mckinnon Airport…

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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