ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280481
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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 2004 |
| Time: | 16:13 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N931CD |
| MSN: | 261 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Peters, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KRDD |
| KSEE | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cirrus SR-22 single engine airplane, N931CD, contacted trees in a walnut orchard during an emergency parachute descent near Peters, California. Following an encounter with weather and a loss of control, the pilot deployed the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) about 16,000 feet mean sea level (msl), and the airplane made a parachute landing into the walnut orchard.
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's decision to continue flight into adverse weather and the subsequent encounter with the outer boundaries of a level 5 thunderstorm, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2022 08:08 | harro | Added |
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