# NTSB Accident ERA22LA089
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22** · 2021-12-16 · Knoxville, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA089
- **Event ID:** 20211216104416
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-12-16
- **Location:** Knoxville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.833803, -83.860189
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR22
- **Registration:** N162AM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s encounter with a wake vortex from a preceding airplane, which resulted in a roll upset at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident was the failure of ATC to issue a wake turbulence cautionary advisory.

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