Accident: Cirrus SR22
Aug 22, 2019 · Burnsville, NC
NTSB numberERA19LA257Event id20190822X45548
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s reliance on latent satellite weather imagery for tactical weather avoidance, which resulted in flight into thunderstorms and a loss of control. Also causal was an engine overspeed during the uncontrolled descent, which resulted in catastrophic damage to the magnetos and a total loss of engine power. Findings Environmental issues Thunderstorm - Effect on operation
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22
- Registration
- N404PE
- Year built
- 2007
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Loss of control in flight
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