# Accident 20180221002979A: Cirrus SR22T, San Diego, CA, February 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2018, 06:32 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8189° N, 117.1231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8189&lon=-117.1231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707DF-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22T (registry code 2130004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-K (registry code 17410, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180221002979A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 21, 2018, ABOUT 0631 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CIRRUS SR22T AIRPLANE, N707DF, IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM MONTGOMERY-GIBBS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (MYF), SAN DIEGO, CA.

THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MYF AND WAS DESTINED FOR YUMA, AZ.

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE TREETOPS, THE ENGINE

SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND DESCENDED RAPIDLY TO THE GROUND.

THE AIRPLANE HAS BEEN RECOVERED TO A SECURE LOCATION FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 WPR18FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA093), Feb 21, 2018: Cirrus Design SR22T (N707DF), San Diego, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an attempted return to the runway following a total loss of engine power after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic…

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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