2 fatal · Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22 · 2003-01-18 · Hill City, MN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI03FA057
Event ID
20030122X00087
Type
Accident
Date
2003-01-18
Location
Hill City, MN, USA
Coordinates
46.891109, -93.596664
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cirrus Design Corp.
Model
SR-22
Registration
N9523P
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Spatial disorientation experienced by the pilot, due to a lack of visual references, and a failure to maintain altitude. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper decision to attempt flight into marginal VFR conditions, his inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, the low lighting condition (night) and the trees.