# NTSB CEN13WA578: Cirrus Design SR20, Poncins, France, July 31, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: July 31, 2013, 14:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place: Poncins, France
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA578
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88686/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88686
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA578

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 31, 2013, about 1420 universal coordinated time, a Cirrus SR-20 airplane, F-HCPT, impacted terrain near Poncins, France. The two occupants were fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of France. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of France, at: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AAIB of France.

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-HCPT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP. SR20 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1034
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Aero Club Du Rhone Et Du Sud Est
- Registered owner: Aero Club Du Rhone Et Du Sud Est
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LFLY, Bron
- Destination: LFLZ, Chambeon
- Airport: LFLZ, Feurs/Chambeon Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 3, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88686. 26 KB in all.

- Docket Statement (item 1, .PDF, 26 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410965&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Docket%20Statement-Master.PDF

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.

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