Accident · 2024-02-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2024-02-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 (N485DA)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- AEROSIM ACADEMY INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- AEROSIM ACADEMY INC
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the flight crew’s mismanagement of the available fuel.
Source: NTSB case ERA24LA124Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Private | None | 27 | Class 1 (2023-06-01) | 70 total · 7 in this make/model · 8 last 90 days |
| Flight instructor pilot flying | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 31 | Class 1 (2019-07-22) | 567 total · 349 in this make/model · 451 as PIC · 125 last 90 days |
| Pilot-rated passenger | Private | — | 19 | — | — |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.