# Accident 20190524005089A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Grover, UT, May 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2019, 11:20 local time
- Place: Grover, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1744° N, 111.2486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1744&lon=-111.2486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N809SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N809SR-2021-10-30) (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: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190524005089A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 24, 2019, ABOUT 1122 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CIRRUS SR22 AIRPLANE, N809SR, IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GROVER, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DIED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO TIERRA GRANDE AVIATION LLC, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR19FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA154), May 24, 2019: Cirrus SR22 (N809SR), Grover, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with moderate to severe icing conditions during cruise flight, which resulted in structural icing and a subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

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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