SERS · Cirrus SR22 · 2020-08-11 · Lafayette, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN20CA335
Event ID
20200813X95856
Type
Accident
Date
2020-08-11
Location
Lafayette, IN, USA
Coordinates
40.411666, -87.257225
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Cirrus
Model
SR22
Registration
N678EC
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to monitor aircraft control, which resulted in a loss of control when a passenger inadvertently moved the control stick, and the pilot and other passenger's decision to unbuckle their restraints inflight.