# Accident 20180511014989A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Lone Tree, CO, May 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2018, 20:19 local time
- Place: Lone Tree, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5161° N, 104.8339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5161&lon=-104.8339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N507TX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N507TX-2020-07-10) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180511014989A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 2019MDT, A 2005 CIRRUS DESIGN CORPORATION SR22, REGISTRATION NUMBER N507TX, SERIAL NUMBER 1429 WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED A FIELD NEAR LONE TREE, COLORADO.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT HAD JUST ORIGINATED FROM CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA), DENVER, COLORADO, WITH A DESTINATION OF GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL AIRPORT (GJT), GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO.

THE PRIVATE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.

## 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 CEN18FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA168), May 12, 2018: Cirrus Design SR22 (N507TX), Lone Tree, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to fly the airplane at night in marginal weather 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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