Cirrus SR20 N200Z

Summary

On 14 September 2019 at about 21:20 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N200Z was involved in an accident near Orange, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 September 2019 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Orange, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.0753, -93.6953

Aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Registration

N200Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Austin → Lake Charles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19LA331

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the fuel line from the fuel manifold to the No. 1 cylinder.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While in cruise flight, the airplane’s engine lost total power. The pilot deployed the airframe parachute and the airplane descended under canopy to a marsh, resulting in substantial damage. Examination of the engine found that a fuel line from the fuel manifold to the No. 1 cylinder failed in fatigue near the manifold, resulting in the loss of engine power. The failed fuel line was replaced postaccident and the engine was test run with no anomalies noted. Although the fuel manifold bracket was replaced twice in the approximate 2.5 years before the accident, the extent to which this may have been related to the failure of the fuel line was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.