N858RC is a Cirrus Design SR22. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Cont Motor IO-550-N rated at 310 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Rockwall, TX. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Feb 2008. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2023. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
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On December 26, 2023, about 1813 central standard time, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22, N858RC, was involved in an accident near Canton, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight.
A witness heard radio transmissions from the pilot of the airplane reporting that he was west of Thompson Field Airport (1TA7), Canton, Texas. He then heard additional radio transmissions from the pilot reporting the downwind, base, and final legs for runway 13. The witness stated that radio transmissions were normal. The witness went outside to observe the airplane, but he could not tell if it was lined up with the runway due to his vantage point.
The airplane impacted trees, terrain, and came to rest against a house. The main wreckage was located about 960 ft from the approach end of runway 13 on a heading of 116°.
The U.S. Naval Observatory reported that sunset was at 1725 and the end of civil twilight was at 1752. Moon rise was at 1801 and the phase of the moon was Waning Gibbous, with 99% of the moon’s visible disk illuminated.
The airplane initially impacted a tree line about 40-50 ft in height that was about 250 ft from the house where the airplane came to rest. The wreckage path from the tree line to the house was approximately 250 ft long and a heading of 146°. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces.
Postaccident examination of the airplane confirmed flight control continuity from all control surfaces to the cockpit controls. The wings flaps were in the 50% position. The wreckage path contained the propeller blades, all of which were separated consistent with impact at the blade root. The propeller and propeller spinner displayed rotational and torsional features consistent with engine operation.
Although an autopsy was requested by the NTSB, the local Justice of the Peace did not order an autopsy to be performed.
Toxicology testing performed at the Federal Aviation Administration Forensic Sciences Laboratory found no drugs of abuse.
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About the Cirrus Design SR22
About the modelA four to five-seat composite low-wing single with fixed gear, a side-stick and a whole-airframe emergency parachute (CAPS). For many years the best-selling single-engine piston aircraft in the world.