# Accident 20231122020619A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Fairland, IN, November 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2023, 16:46 local time
- Place: Fairland, IN
- Airport: Shelbyville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6139° N, 85.8478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6139&lon=-85.8478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17DT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22T (registry code 2130004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-K (registry code 17410, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231122020619A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1652 EST, A CIRRUS SR22T OPERATING UNDER PART 61  IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES  2.8 NAUTICAL MILES NW OF  SHELBYVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT(GEZ). TWO PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 CEN24FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA045), Nov 22, 2023: Cirrus Design SR22T (N17DT), Fairland, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Both pilots’ failure to maintain adequate airspeed during departure from the airport, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack, entering an aerodynamic stall, and impacting…

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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