# Accident 20230711013119A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Boelus, NE, July 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2023, 22:42 local time
- Place: Boelus, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0906° N, 98.6923° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0906&lon=-98.6923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151SR) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230711013119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CHECKED WEATHER AND PERFORMED PREFILGHT INSPECTION OF A/C. PREFLIGHT REFLECTED 6 ½ QUARTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE, AND FUEL GUAGE INDICATED 30 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD.  VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED FUEL IN BOTH TANKS, UNDER THE TABS, CONSISTENT WITH THE FUEL GAUGES. NO ABNORMALITIES REGARDING THE AIRCRAFT ON VISUAL INSPECTION.  THE PREFLIGHT RUNUP OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NOTHING UNUSUAL AFTER ALL CHECKS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRFIELD NE36 IN DAYLIGHT VFR CONDITIONS WITH ONLY THE PILOT ONBOARD.  NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED DURING TAKEOFF OR CLIMB.  PILOT CLIMBED TO 1500FT AGL AND PROCEEDED ON COURSE WITH THE AUTOPILOT HOLDING BOTH ALTITUDE AND HEADING ENROUTE TO KGRI.  WHILE ENROUTE, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY BROKEN BOW AND LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THE ENGINE MISSED BRIEFLY.  JUST NORTH OF BOELUS, NE, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED BRIEFLY AND THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY. PILOT INITIATED RESTART PROCEEDURES.  PILOT CYCLED IGNITION AS SOON AS THE ENGINE FIRST MISSED.  THE ENGINE STOPPED JUST AFTER BEING CYCLED OFF MAGNETO #1 AND DID NOT RESTART WHEN IT WAS SWITCHED BACK ON AND MAGNETO # 2 SHUT DOWN BRIEFLY.  PILOT TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP, WHICH IS NORMALLY OFF DURING THE ENROUTE PHASE OF FLIGHT AND CYCLED THE FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED MORE FUEL IN ONE TANK, SO PILOT KEPT THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE FULLER TANK.  ENGINE DID NOT RESTART.  PILOT DETERMINED THERE WERE NO VIABLE LOCATIONS TO LAND AND DEPOLYED THE PARACHUTE.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A CORNFIELD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

DURING RECOVERY, APPROXIMATELY15 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT WING TANK AND 5 GALLONS WERE DRAINED FROM THE LEFT WING TANK. ANOTHER 1 OR 2 GALLONS WERE LOST THROUGH THE FUEL TANK VENTS WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS LIFTED.

## 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 CEN23LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA297), Jul 12, 2023: Cirrus Design SR22 (N151SR), Boelus, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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