# NTSB Accident CEN16LA069
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22** · 2015-12-27 · Watertown, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16LA069
- **Event ID:** 20151228X25725
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-12-27
- **Location:** Watertown, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.122501, -88.656669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR22
- **Registration:** N5PF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to switch fuel tanks after the engine lost power, and his delayed decision to activate the airframe parachute system, which resulted in his serious injury due to incomplete deployment of the system and the airplane’s improper attitude upon touchdown.

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