# NTSB Accident ERA19FA251
> **Cirrus SR22** · 2019-08-19 · Tappahannock, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA251
- **Event ID:** 20190819X74817
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-08-19
- **Location:** Tappahannock, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.86, -76.884719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cirrus
- **Model:** SR22
- **Registration:** N621JE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inability to land on the runway in dark night conditions with reported smoke in the cockpit, which necessitated the deployment of the airplane's parachute system.

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