National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Factual Report

           Location:

           Jagel, Germany

               Accident Number:

            DEN08WA037

           Date & Time:

           11/28/2007, 1800 UTC

               Registration:

            N141CD

           Aircraft:

           Cirrus Design Corp. SR-20

               Aircraft Damage:

            Substantial

           Defining Event:

               Injuries:

            1 Fatal

           Flight Conducted Under:

           Part 91: General Aviation - Ferry

           On November 28,, 2007, at 1800 UTC, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR-20, N141CD, serial number 1032, while on approach for landing at Jaleg, Schleswig-Holsteinschen, Germany, struck power lines and subsequently impacted terrain. The airplane was destroyed and the private pilot, the sole person on board the airplane, was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The cross-country ferry flight originated in the Netherlands and was en route to Sylt, Germany.

           This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from:

           German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugenfallensuchung (BFU)

           Herman-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig

           Germany

           This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.

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           Pilot Information

           Certificate:

                           Age:

           Airplane Rating(s):

                           Seat Occupied:

           Other Aircraft Rating(s):

                           Restraint Used:

           Instrument Rating(s):

                           Second Pilot Present:

           Instructor Rating(s):

                           Toxicology Performed:

           Medical Certification:

                           Last FAA Medical Exam:

           Occupational Pilot:

                           Last Flight Review or Equivalent:

           Flight Time:

           Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

           Aircraft Make:

           Cirrus Design Corp.

                Registration:

             N141CD

           Model/Series:

           SR-20

                Aircraft Category:

             Airplane

           Year of Manufacture:

                Amateur Built:

             No

           Airworthiness Certificate:

                Serial Number:

           Landing Gear Type:

                Seats:

           Date/Type of Last Inspection:

                Certified Max Gross Wt.:

           Time Since Last Inspection:

                Engines:

           Airframe Total Time:

                Engine Manufacturer:

           ELT:

                Engine Model/Series:

           Registered Owner:

                Rated Power:

           Operator:

                Operating Certificate(s) Held:

             None

           Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

           Conditions at Accident Site:

           Instrument Conditions

             Condition of Light:

           Observation Facility, Elevation:

             Distance from Accident Site:

           Observation Time:

             Direction from Accident Site:

           Lowest Cloud Condition:

             Visibility

           Lowest Ceiling:

             Visibility (RVR):

           Wind Speed/Gusts:

            /

             Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:

              /

           Wind Direction:

             Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:

              /

           Altimeter Setting:

             Temperature/Dew Point:

           Precipitation and Obscuration:

           Departure Point:

             Type of Flight Plan Filed:

            Unknown

           Destination:

           Jaleg, UN

             Type of Clearance:

           Departure Time:

             Type of Airspace:

           Airport Information

           Airport:

                            Runway Surface Type:

           Airport Elevation:

                            Runway Surface Condition:

           Runway Used:

                            IFR Approach:

           Runway Length/Width:

                            VFR Approach/Landing:

           Wreckage and Impact Information

           Crew Injuries:

            1 Fatal

                        Aircraft Damage:

             Substantial

           Passenger Injuries:

            N/A

                        Aircraft Fire:

           Ground Injuries:

            N/A

                        Aircraft Explosion:

           Total Injuries:

            1 Fatal

                        Latitude, Longitude:

           Administrative Information

           Investigator In Charge (IIC):

           David C Bowling

           Additional Participating Persons:

           Karsten Severin; German BFU

           Investigation Docket:

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Section label: Accident Report