# Accident 20231218019469A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Pahokee, FL, December 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2023, 19:00 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Glades Airpo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7841° N, 80.6932° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7841&lon=-80.6932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N875SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N875SB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 (registry code 42710, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-c3b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-C3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 1,605 total, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231218019469A

## Narrative

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

PART 61 OPERATION, CIRRUS SR-20 REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER 2720 WITH TWO CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS PREFORMING TO TOUCH AND GO’S AT PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES AIRPORT (PHK). AIRCRAFT CRASHED BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN DESTROYING AIRCRAFT, BOTH PILOT SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES. CISSUS SR-20, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 ERA24LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA068), Dec 18, 2023: Cirrus Design SR20 (N875SB), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after encountering a wind gust during landing.

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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