# Accident 20190215010329A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Ely, NV, February 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Airport: Ely Airport /Yelland Fld/
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3342° N, 114.7806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3342&lon=-114.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917SR-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,571 total, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190215010329A

## Narrative

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

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)

## 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 WPR19FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA084), Feb 16, 2019: Cirrus SR22 (N917SR), Ely, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions and icing conditions which resulted in a high rate of descent and impact with terrain.…

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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