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Aviation accident CEN16LA016

SERS · CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · 2015-10-17 · Lancaster, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN16LA016
Event ID
20151020X94325
Type
Accident
Date
2015-10-17
Location
Lancaster, TX, USA
Coordinates
32.558887, -96.699722

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
Model
SR22
Registration
N849CD
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NITE
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath during a night visual approach, which resulted in impact with a power line. Contributing to the accident was an inoperative precision approach path indicator.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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