# NTSB Accident CEN15LA069
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20** · 2014-12-05 · Fort Collins, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA069
- **Event ID:** 20141208X21730
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-12-05
- **Location:** Fort Collins, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.451946, -105.01139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR20
- **Registration:** N407ND
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to comprehend the significance of the wake turbulence that a preceding helicopter would generate during departure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of Federal Aviation Administration wake turbulence separation criteria for a small airplane following a helicopter.

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