# NTSB Accident ERA09LA200
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22** · 2009-03-15 · Gaithersburg, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09LA200
- **Event ID:** 20090316X84733
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-03-15
- **Location:** Gaithersburg, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.164722, -77.171943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR22
- **Registration:** N213CP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s spatial disorientation after the passenger door opened during flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly secure the door latch.

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