Cirrus SR-22 N3452L

Summary

On 30 June 2005 at about 20:40 local time, a Cirrus SR-22 registered N3452L was involved in an accident near Haverstraw, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 June 2005 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Haverstraw, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Westchester County (HPN)

Coordinates

41.2000, -73.9617

Aircraft

Cirrus SR-22

Registration

N3452L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lincoln Park → White Plains

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC05LA110

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's physiological condition, which resulted in his incapacitation during the flight, and subsequent loss of aircraft control.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane was in cruise flight at 3,000 feet, when the pilot suffered a seizure and lost consciousness. When the pilot awakened, the airplane was in a high speed descent. In addition, the pilot felt disoriented, and numbness in his right leg. The airplane was equipped with a Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS). The pilot recovered from the descent at an altitude of about 1,700 feet; and elected to deploy the CAPS system. The airplane descended via the parachute, and impacted in a river. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the underside of the composite fuselage. The pilot sustained a fractured vertebra and was able to egress from the airplane before it sank. Subsequent medical examinations on the pilot revealed the presence of a brain tumor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.