4 fatal · CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · 2017-09-16 · Glenwood Springs, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN17FA354
Event ID
20170916X12649
Type
Accident
Date
2017-09-16
Location
Glenwood Springs, CO, USA
Coordinates
39.409999, -107.209999
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
Model
SR22
Registration
N462SR
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning, his decision to depart into forecast instrument meteorological conditions along the route of flight, and his continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control.