# Accident 20191126021789A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Las Vegas, NV, November 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2019, 18:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4000° N, 115.1808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4000&lon=-115.1808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7GA-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191126021789A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FLIGHT FROM LAKE HAVASU, AZ (KHII) TO NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (KVGT). AIRCRAFT WAS IN CONTACT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE APPROACH. AIRCRAFT WAS GIVEN DIRECTION FROM NELLIS APPROACH TO TURN TO A NORTHBOUND VECTOR TOWARDS GASS PEAK TO AVOID AN INBOUND GROUP OF AIR FORCE JETS. A SHORT TIME LATER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GASS PEAK MOUNTAIN RANGE.

## 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 WPR20FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA034), Nov 27, 2019: Cirrus SR-22 (N7GA), North Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during cruise flight in dark night conditions.

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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