ERA09WA279

NTSB accident investigation · Cirrus Design SR22 · Mt. Ainos, Greece · April 28, 2009

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
April 28, 2009, 17:02 local (17:02 UTC)
Place
Mt. Ainos, Greece
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
4X-CWNCirrus Design SR22
Defining event
Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
Weather
Instrument (IMC)
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
73765

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Probable cause

None.

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

None.

Factual narrative

On April 28, 2009, about 1702 UTC, a Cirrus Design SR22, Israeli registration 4X-CWN, owned and operated by a private individual, was destroyed when it collided with terrain. The pilot filed a VFR flight plan from Zakynthos International Airport (LGZA), Zakynthos, Greece, to Corfu International Airport (LGKR), Kerkyra, Greece. The flight departed LGZA, and when it was approximately 25 miles north of the departure airport, it encountered IMC, and the pilot attempted to return toLGZA. The wreckage was located on Ainos Mountain at an elevation of 4,400 feet, approximately 7.8 miles east of Kefalonia Island International Airport (LGKF), Kefallinia, Greece. The two occupants were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed by post-impact fire. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Air Accident Investigation and Safety Board (AAIASB) of the Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Hellenic Republic. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministry of Transport and Communication AAIASB Building 221 167 01 Helliniko Athens, Greece This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by the Government of the Hellenic Republic.

Aircraft

Registration
4X-CWN
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Operator
Naum Sharfman
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
LGZA · Zakynthos
Destination
LGKR · Kerkyra
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
LGKF · Kefalonia International

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC)