What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 24th, 2023 at approximately 15:27 EST aircraft privacy data omitted, a Cirrus Design Corp, model SR20 privacy data omitted departed runway 36 from the Indianapolis executive airport (ktyq) near zionsville Indiana. The pilot was conducting this flight under 14 CFR part §91 operating rules. FAA ADS-B data shows that the aircraft departed ktyq and turned to a southeast heading climbing to approximately 1000’ above the ground. The aircraft maneuvered to the southeast side of Indianapolis, 24 miles southeast of ktyq. Approximately 12 minutes after takeoff the aircraft entered a steep descent at a rate of approximately 11,000’ per minute and impacted the ground. The impact location was located 50’ to the west of weaver avenue south of e. edwards avenue in Indianapolis Indiana. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot who was the sole occupant was fatally injured.
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Toxicology reports are pending at this time. Cirrus Design Corp. Retrieval of flight data investigation results are pending at this time. This accident report may be amended in the future based on the results of those investigations.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 24TH, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:27 EST AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CIRRUS DESIGN CORP, MODEL SR20 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KTYQ) NEAR ZIONSVILLE INDIANA. THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING THIS FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART §91 OPERATING RULES. FAA ADS-B DATA SHOWS THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTYQ AND TURNED TO A SOUTHEAST HEADING CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 1000’ ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT MANEUVERED TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS, 24 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KTYQ. APPROXIMATELY 12 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 11,000’ PER MINUTE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE IMPACT LOCATION WAS LOCATED 50’ TO THE WEST OF WEAVER AVENUE SOUTH OF E. EDWARDS AVENUE IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.
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TOXICOLOGY REPORTS ARE PENDING AT THIS TIME. CIRRUS DESIGN CORP. RETRIEVAL OF FLIGHT DATA INVESTIGATION RESULTS ARE PENDING AT THIS TIME. THIS ACCIDENT REPORT MAY BE AMENDED IN THE FUTURE BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THOSE INVESTIGATIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.