# Accident 20210328004559A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Marana, AZ, March 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2021, 21:28 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4500° N, 111.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4500&lon=-111.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N644SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N644SR) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210328004559A

## Narrative

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

N644SR, AN SR22, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE, THE PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED BUT FAILED TO OPERATE. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD.

## 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 WPR21LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA145), Mar 28, 2021: Cirrus Design SR22 (N644SR), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power resulting from a catastrophic engine failure caused by a shift of the No. 2 main bearing and bearing seal, which resulted in oil starvation to the crankshaft; the reason…

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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