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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Midland, TX · May 31, 2018

Date
May 31, 2018 · 19:20 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Midland International Air And
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N670SR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18FA204
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 31, 2018, about approximately 1920 central daylight time, N670SR, a Cirrus design SR22 impacted the terrain during an uncontrolled descent shortly after take off from runway 16R at Midland International Air And space port (maf), Midland, Texas. The student pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. Aircraft was operating under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from Midland spaceport (maf), Midland, Texas and was destined for srr at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 31, 2018, ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 1920 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N670SR, A CIRRUS DESIGN SR22 IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 16R AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIR AND SPACE PORT (MAF), MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MIDLAND SPACEPORT (MAF), MIDLAND, TEXAS AND WAS DESTINED FOR SRR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.