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| Date: | Sunday 16 August 2020 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 Turbo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N949CG |
| MSN: | 2803 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N (50) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Grand Glaize Airport (K15), Osage Beach, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Glaize Airport, MO (K15) |
| Fairfield Municipal Airport, IA (FFL/KFFL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness reported that the accident pilot flooded the engine while attempting to start it, as fuel was seen draining from the engine compartment before engine start and smoke was seen coming from the engine compartment after engine start. No smoke was observed when the airplane taxied to the runway. Witnesses and surveillance video confirmed that the airplane was trailing smoke after takeoff, and the pilot transmitted via radio that he was returning to the airport. Data retrieved from an onboard GPS receiver indicated that the airplane reached a peak altitude of about 200 ft above ground level after takeoff, then rolled left from about 30° to about 50° before it rolled rapidly to the right, became inverted, and descended into terrain.
The wreckage was mostly consumed by fire. Examination revealed no anomalies with the engine or airframe; however, the scope of the examination was limited due to fire damage. Although no source of fire in-flight could be confirmed, the visual observations of smoke in flight and the pilot’s radio call that he was returning to the airport are consistent with an in-flight fire. The investigation could not determine whether fire affected the controllability of the airplane or whether the pilot failed to maintain airplane control while turning back to the airport. No medical evidence was found to indicate the pilot inhaled smoke prior to impact.
Probable Cause: An in-flight fire and subsequent loss of airplane control shortly after takeoff. The source of the in-flight fire or the reason for the loss of airplane control could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101795/pdf
https://www.krmsradio.com/plane-crash-reported-near-grand-glaize-airport/
https://www.ky3.com/2020/08/16/two-die-from-plane-crash-near-grand-glaize-airport-in-osage-beach/
https://www.komu.com/mobile/story.cfm?id=108370-breaking-plane-crash-in-osage-beach-leaves-two-dead
https://abc17news.com/news/2020/08/16/two-die-in-plane-crash-at-osage-beach/
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https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/4baec487e96d237ba2b8c775ea3bc001be19d380 (photo)
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2020 20:16 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 16-Aug-2020 20:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source, ] |
| 16-Aug-2020 23:17 | Geno | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Aug-2020 23:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2020 23:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 05:30 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 05:42 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 12:11 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 12:11 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 16:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2020 13:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2021 18:48 | aaronwk | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 21-May-2022 18:06 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo, ] |
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