Cirrus SR22 N6057M

Summary

On 21 January 2005 at about 04:20 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N6057M was involved in an accident near Hood River, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 January 2005 at 04:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Hood River, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

45.6881, -121.6792

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N6057M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salem → Hood River

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA05FA038

3 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the mountainous terrain, the low ceiling weather conditions, and dark night light conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, with his two passengers, were returning to Hood River, Oregon, on a dark, low overcast night. Radar data indicates that the airplane flew up the Columbia River, which has mountainous terrain on both sides, and was last recorded at 2,500 feet near North Bonneville, Washington. Family members reported the airplane overdue; no ELT signal was ever received. Search and rescue personnel located the airplane the following day on a ridge approximately 5 nautical miles from the intended destination. There were no survivors. No preimpact engine or airframe anomalies, which might have affected the airplane’s performance, were identified.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.