Cirrus SR22 4X-CWN

Summary

On 28 April 2009 at about 17:02 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered 4X-CWN, operated by Naum Sharfman, was involved in an accident near Mt. Ainos, Greece. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 April 2009 at 17:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Mt. Ainos, Greece

Nearest airport

Kefalonia International (LGKF)

Coordinates

38.1167, 20.5000

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

4X-CWN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Naum Sharfman

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Zakynthos → Kerkyra

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

NTSB number

ERA09WA279

2 people 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 April 28, 2009, about 1702 UTC, a Cirrus Design SR22, Israeli registration 4X-CWN, owned and operated by a private individual, was destroyed when it collided with terrain. The pilot filed a VFR flight plan from Zakynthos International Airport (LGZA), Zakynthos, Greece, to Corfu International Airport (LGKR), Kerkyra, Greece. The flight departed LGZA, and when it was approximately 25 miles north of the departure airport, it encountered IMC, and the pilot attempted to return toLGZA. The wreckage was located on Ainos Mountain at an elevation of 4,400 feet, approximately 7.8 miles east of Kefalonia Island International Airport (LGKF), Kefallinia, Greece. The two occupants were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed by post-impact fire. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Air Accident Investigation and Safety Board (AAIASB) of the Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Hellenic Republic. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministry of Transport and Communication AAIASB Building 221 167 01 Helliniko Athens, Greece This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by the Government of the Hellenic Republic.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.