# Accident 20200816013229A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Osage Beach, MO, August 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2020, 13:15 local time
- Place: Osage Beach, MO
- Airport: Grand Glaize
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1069° N, 92.6725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1069&lon=-92.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949CG-2020-12-12) (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: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200816013229A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 14 AT K15, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT LOST POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN CAME BACK.  AT THE SAME TIME, THE PILOT  ANNOUNCED OVER CTAF THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM, AND WAS RETURNING IMMEDIATELY TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32.  WITNESSES ALSO REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILING BLACK SMOKE.  THEY STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT TURN WHICH INITIALLY APPEARED NORMAL.  THE BANK ANGLE INCREASED RAPIDLY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT  DOVE NEARLY STRAIGHT DOWN AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A WOODED AREA.  A POST-IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN20LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA336), Aug 16, 2020: Cirrus SR22 (N949CG), Osage Beach, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight fire and subsequent loss of airplane control shortly after takeoff. The source of the in-flight fire or the reason for the loss of airplane control could not be determined based on the…

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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