Cirrus SR22 N433CF
9 May 2023 · Midland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 2023 at about 13:00 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N433CF was involved in an accident near Midland, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Midland, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.9422, -102.2348
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22
- Registration
- N433CF
- 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
- Fort Worth → Odessa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN23LA185
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that when he was about 6 miles from the destination airport, the engine began running very rough. The pilot turned 180° toward an alternate airport that he had just flown over and declared an emergency. He attempted to troubleshoot the engine roughness, but was unsuccessful, and the engine lost total power. Unable to reach the runway, the pilot conducted a forced landing to a rough field. During the forced landing, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the right fuel tank contained no usable fuel, and the left fuel tank contained about 25 gallons of fuel. The fuel selector was found in the right fuel tank position. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. After the accident, the pilot stated that he had no memory of changing tanks during the flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Dec 2023 | Cirrus SR22 | Canton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 2 Apr 2023 | Cirrus SR22 | Oxbow, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Oct 2023 | Cirrus SR22 | Canberra, Australia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Cirrus SR22 | Boelus, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2023 | Beechcraft C23 | Gonzales, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 14 May 2023 | Robinson R22 BETA | Brady, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Taylorcraft F21 | Holliday, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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