Aviation accident CEN18FA168

1 fatal · CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · 2018-05-12 · Lone Tree, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN18FA168
Event ID: 20180511X35249
Type: Accident
Date: 2018-05-12
Location: Lone Tree, CO, USA
Coordinates: 39.516109, -104.833885

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
Model: SR22
Registration: N507TX
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to fly the airplane at night in marginal weather conditions.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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