# Accident 20240121001409A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Little Rock, AR, January 21, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2024, 13:15 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Bill And Hillary Clinton Natio
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7330° N, 92.2186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7330&lon=-92.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255JP) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240121001409A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 21ST 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:15 CST A CIRRUS SR22 . TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 4L AT CLINTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (KLIT) ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC "LOST ENGINE". THE AIRCRAFT FLEW RUNWAY HEADING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET WHERE IT ENTERED A RIGHT TURN AND SUBSEQUENT STALL/SPIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NORTH OF THE CARGO RAMP AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND A POST IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN24FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA095), Jan 21, 2024: Cirrus Design SR22 (N255JP), Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after a partial loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow airplane flight manual…

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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