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| Date: | Friday 6 May 2022 |
| Time: | 08:44 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 GTS |
| Owner/operator: | Farr Fly LLC |
| Registration: | N24LA |
| MSN: | 2013 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1062 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, near Tybee Island, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Whiteplains Airport, SC (SC99) |
| Barnwell County Airport, SC (BNL/KBNL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On May 6, 2022, at 0844 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22, N24LA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in the Atlantic Ocean near Tybee Island, Georgia. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot was issued instrument approach instructions from air traffic control (ATC) and instructed to report over a waypoint. The pilot did not report over the waypoint and did not respond to any subsequent ATC communications.
At the request of ATC, pilots of another airplane tried to get the accident pilot’s attention but were unsuccessful. They continued alongside and watched as the airplane descended into the ocean.
The pilot had a history of heart palpitations and had a loop recorder heart monitor implanted in his left upper chest. The download of the device revealed a period of tachycardia during the time the pilot was not responding to ATC. It is likely that this cardiac event caused the pilot to be incapacitated.
Examination revealed there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: A loss of airplane control due to pilot incapacitation, which resulted in an overflight of his destination and subsequent descent into water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wtoc.com/2022/05/06/coast-guard-searching-person-after-plane-crashes-near-wassaw-island/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/plane-that-crashed-in-atlantic-recovered-off-bryan-county-coast/ar-AAXu7FL?li=BBnbfcL
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105047
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24LA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N24LA/history/20220506/1130Z/SC99/KBNL
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/1324761/n24la-2006-cirrus-sr22
https://inventory.steelaviation.com/aircraft/images/6FFB30F2C26643E18BE6A091A7FD24F9.jpg (photo)
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The NTSB is investigating the crash Friday of a Cirrus SR22 in the Atlantic Ocean 40 miles southeast of Savannah, Georgia.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) May 6, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2022 15:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-May-2022 16:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, ] |
| 06-May-2022 18:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2022 21:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2022 23:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 07-May-2022 14:39 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 09-May-2022 12:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2022 12:11 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 20-May-2022 12:38 | johnwg | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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