# Accident 20230124000209A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Indianapolis, IN, January 24, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2023, 15:39 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7013° N, 86.1369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7013&lon=-86.1369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99EC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230124000209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA093), Jan 24, 2023: Cirrus Design SR20 (N99EC), Indianapolis, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s intentional flight into terrain as an act of suicide.

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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