N78DS is a 2018 Cirrus Design SR22T. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 5 seats, powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-550-K rated at 315 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Vero Beach, FL. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Aug 2018. It has been registered to its current owner since Nov 2024. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 8 years old
- 1 of 3,043 Cirrus Design SR22T
2024
2018
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On October 28, 2008, about 1105 mountain daylight time, an amateur built Silfvast Starduster Too experimental biplane, N78DS, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while performing aerobatic maneuvers near Cedar Fort, Utah. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot and his commercial pilot rated passenger were killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight. The flight originated from Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport, West Jordan, Utah at an unknown time.
Multiple witnesses in the vicinity of the accident site reported observing the accident airplane performing a series of aerobatic maneuvers at a low altitude. The airplane was observed in a "flat spin" about 1,000 feet above ground level until impacting the ground where a post-impact fire ensued. One witness stated that he heard the engine running until the airplane impacted the ground.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the airplane came to rest inverted within an open field and was consumed by fire. All major components of the airplane were located at the accident site. The primary flight controls of the airplane remained attached to their respective mounts. Control continuity was established from the cockpit controls to all primary flight controls.
The Utah State Medical Examiner's office conducted an autopsy on the pilot on October 29, 2008. The medical examiner determined that the cause of death was "total body blunt force injuries."
The FAA's Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, performed toxicology tests on the pilot. According to CAMI's report, carbon monoxide, cyanide, volatiles, and drugs were tested, and had negative results except for an unspecified amount of Naproxen detected in the liver.
The Utah State Medical Examiner's office conducted an autopsy on the pilot-rated passenger on October 29, 2008. The medical examiner determined that the cause of death was "total body blunt force injuries."
The FAA's Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, performed toxicology tests on the pilot-rated passenger. According to CAMI's report, carbon monoxide, cyanide, volatiles, and drugs were tested, and had negative results.
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About the Cirrus Design SR22T
About the modelThe turbocharged SR22 — same composite airframe, side-stick and airframe parachute, with a turbo engine that holds its power higher up. Built for longer, higher cross-country flying.