Accident: Cirrus Design Corp SR22
Sep 16, 2017 · Glenwood Springs, CO
NTSB numberCEN17FA354Event id20170916X12649
- 4
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning, his decision to depart into forecast instrument meteorological conditions along the route of flight, and his continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22
- Registration
- N462SR
- Year built
- 2007
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Maneuvering Loss of control in flight
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Sumers Airpark (GWS)7 nm (14 km) north-west
- Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE)19 nm (36 km) south-east
- Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)19 nm (36 km) north-east
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