Cirrus SR-22 N224AG

Summary

On 16 November 2008 at about 17:20 local time, a Cirrus SR-22 registered N224AG, operated by Zonder Aviation Inc Trustee, was involved in an accident near Cherbourg, France. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 November 2008 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Cherbourg, France

Coordinates

49.8833, 1.6000

Aircraft

Cirrus SR-22

Registration

N224AG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Zonder Aviation Inc Trustee

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Biggin Hill → Jersey

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN09WA065

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On November 16, 2008, at 1720 UTC, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR-22, N224AG, departed controlled flight and impacted into the English Channel north of Cherbourg, France. The pilot, the sole person on board the airplane, was killed and the airplane is presumed destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal, cross-country flight originated at Biggin Hill, United Kingdom, and was en route to Jersey, Channel Island, United Kingdom. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. Any further information may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation civile Zone Sud - Batiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aeroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedax This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BEA of France.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.