Cirrus SR22 N205KT

Summary

On 10 April 2013 at about 16:26 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N205KT was involved in an accident near Silver Peak, Nevada, 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

10 April 2013 at 16:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Silver Peak, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

37.9033, -117.6794

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N205KT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Vegas → Silver Peak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13LA186

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s incapacitation due to sleeping pills, which led to the airplane impacting terrain in an autopilot-controlled descent following a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane departed and climbed to a cruise altitude of 16,500 feet. The pilot set the autopilot to continue the flight over an area of sparsely populated desert terrain. He stated that he then took sleeping pills in an attempt to take his life. When the fuel was exhausted in the selected tank, the engine lost power. The airplane's autopilot was equipped with an envelope protection feature, which placed the airplane into a controlled descent that was maintained to ground impact. Local law enforcement personnel who responded to the scene of the accident found the airplane relatively intact with the wings, empennage, and engine still attached to the fuselage and the injured pilot seated in the left front seat.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.