# Accident 20180531006419A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Midland, TX, May 31, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2018, 19:20 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Air And
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0000° N, 102.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0000&lon=-102.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N670SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670SR-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180531006419A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA204), Jun 1, 2018: Cirrus SR22 (N670SR), Midland, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An inadvertent stall, resulting in an uncontrollable descent and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.

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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