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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Burnsville, NC · August 22, 2019

Date: August 22, 2019 · 12:54 local
Place: Burnsville, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N404PE
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19LA257
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,343 total1,907 in this make and model119 in the last 90 days

N404PERegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2020 · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 2429 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550-NReciprocating

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What happened

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Burnsville, NC (2NC0): N404PE, SR22, GYH-1G5, alnot issued by ztl after pilot reported deploying parachute parachute was observed 2 miles south of the Burnsville, NC mountain air airport (2NC0). Cap located aircraft on ridge near Mt. Mitchell. POB: 2, injuries: none, damage: destroyed

R44 air traffic control recordings show the pilot stated that he had a situation with the weather and lost control of the aircraft and pulled the chute.

Reference accident ptrs: EA68201903654

Follow up ptrs: EA68201903889

Pilot has been advised by his attorney not to give a statement or speak to the FAA at this time. As a result some information was not obtained.

As the FAA filed it

BURNSVILLE, NC (2NC0): N404PE, SR22, GYH-1G5, ALNOT ISSUED BY ZTL AFTER PILOT REPORTED DEPLOYING PARACHUTE PARACHUTE WAS OBSERVED 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE BURNSVILLE, NC MOUNTAIN AIR AIRPORT (2NC0). CAP LOCATED AIRCRAFT ON RIDGE NEAR MT. MITCHELL. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: DESTROYED

R44 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RECORDINGS SHOW THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A SITUATION WITH THE WEATHER AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PULLED THE CHUTE.

REFERENCE ACCIDENT PTRS: EA68201903654

FOLLOW UP PTRS: EA68201903889

PILOT HAS BEEN ADVISED BY HIS ATTORNEY NOT TO GIVE A STATEMENT OR SPEAK TO THE FAA AT THIS TIME. AS A RESULT SOME INFORMATION WAS NOT OBTAINED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA19LA257Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBurnsville, NCThe pilot’s reliance on latent satellite weather imagery for tactical weather avoidance, which resulted in flight into thunderstorms and a loss of control. Also causal was an engine overspeed during the uncontrolled descent, which resulted in catastrophic…Aug 22, 2019 · Substantial damage