Cirrus Design Corp. SR20 accident near Kerrville, Texas, April 7, 2006
On April 7, 2006 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR20, registered N142SF, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kerrville, Texas (Kerrville Municipal Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 7, 2006 · about 7:30 pm local time · cases in 2006
- Place
- Kerrville, Texas · Kerrville Municipal Airport · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp. SR20
- Registration
- N142SF · registry record · serial 1527
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The 163-hour private pilot, with 18.3 hours in make and model, encountered a loss of engine power during cruise flight while at 5,500 feet mean sea level. After a failed restart attempt, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a pasture. During the emergency landing the airplane struck several steel posts along a wire fence. Examination of the airplane by an Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed structural damage to the leading edge of the right wing and the right elevator. Both magnetos were removed from the airplane by the Safety Board and shipped to the magneto manufacturer in Rockford, Illinois, for further examination. The inspection of the magnetos revealed that the left magneto harness was damaged; however, the operation of the magneto passed the standard acceptance test procedure. The right magneto harness was also severely damaged and the system would not fire any of the 6 spark plugs.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 163 hours in all; 18 in this make and model; 33 in the last 90 days; 31 in the last 30 days; 21 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: March 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 773 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, March 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 3,000 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-360-ES6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Air Safety Flight Academy
The flight
- Departed from: ERV Kerrville TX at 7:10 pm
- Destination: Houston TX
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 10 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 3°F (-16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.72 inHg
- Observation at 2:25 pm from KERV
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N142SF on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Continental IO-360-ES6 1,853 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Kerrville Muni/Louis Schreiner Field · nearest airport
- Kerrville Muni/Louis Schreiner Field · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,056 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,943 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DFW06LA101.json.
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