- Date
- July 18, 2009, 08:45 local (08:45 UTC)
- Place
- Perrigny, France
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- N752CDCirrus SR22
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 74341
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Probable cause
Under the jurisdiction and control of the French government.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
On July 18, 2009, at 0845 coordinated universal time, a Cirrus, SR22, registered N752CD, owned by AeroColor Incorporated, Las Vegas, Nevada, and piloted by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Perrigny, France. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Luxembourg (LUX), Luxembourg. The French investigators reported that the airplane collided with terrain in a wooded area. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France
Factual narrative
On July 18, 2009, at 0845 coordinated universal time, a Cirrus, SR22, registered N752CD, owned by AeroColor Incorporated, Las Vegas, Nevada, and piloted by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Perrigny, France. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Luxembourg (LUX), Luxembourg. The French investigators reported that the airplane collided with terrain in a wooded area. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France
Aircraft
- Registration
- N752CD
- Reported as
- Cirrus SR22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0052
- Engine
- Continental IO-550, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Jean-Luc Herges
- Registered owner
- Aerocolor Inc
- Departed
- LUX · Luxembourg
- Destination
- CTT · Le Castellet
- Flight plan
- Unknown
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