# Accident 20241027021759A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Littlefield, AZ, October 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2024, 18:10 local time
- Place: Littlefield, AZ
- Airport: St. George Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9717° N, 113.5325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9717&lon=-113.5325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27WF) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241027021759A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 27, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1617 MST, A CIRRUS SR20, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ST. GEORGE REGIONAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH. DURING CLIMBOUT THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND REQUIRED PILOT TO LAND OFF THE AIRPORT IN THE DESERT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO FIRE AND PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORGINATED AT ST. GEORGE REGIONAL AIRPORT, ST. GEORGE, UTAH.

## 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 WPR25LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA027), Oct 28, 2024: Cirrus Design SR20 (N27WF), St. George, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: A partial loss of power for reasons that could not be determined due to postimpact fire damage.

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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