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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Ely, NV · February 15, 2019

Date
February 15, 2019 · 17:00 local
Place
Ely, NV
Airport
Ely Airport /Yelland Fld/
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N917SR
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR19FA084
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,571 total21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

When manuevering to land after receiving vectors to avoid weather, the pilot flew into raising terrain about 4 miles north east of Ely, Nevada airport. (Ely)

As the FAA filed it

WHEN MANUEVERING TO LAND AFTER RECEIVING VECTORS TO AVOID WEATHER, THE PILOT FLEW INTO RAISING TERRAIN ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH EAST OF ELY, NEVADA AIRPORT. (ELY)

NTSB investigation

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