Accident: Cirrus Design Corp SR20
Mar 30, 2017 · Fort Wayne, IN
NTSB numberCEN17LA144Event id20170403X05402
- 0
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airplane control during a crosswind landing in high gusting winds, and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed and angle of attack during the go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to conduct a flight in crosswind conditions that exceeded flight school limitations.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR20
- Registration
- N580PU
- Year built
- 2010
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing Loss of control in flight
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)0 nm (0 km) north-east
- Smith Field (SMD)10 nm (19 km) north
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