Cirrus Design CORP SR22 accident near Lindsay, Oklahoma, February 2, 2008
On February 2, 2008 at about 11:13 pm local time, a Cirrus Design CORP SR22, registered N824BJ, was destroyed in an accident during maneuvering near Lindsay, Oklahoma (Lindsay Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent stall while maneuvering.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 2, 2008 · about 11:13 pm local time · cases in 2008
- Place
- Lindsay, Oklahoma · Lindsay Municipal · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design CORP SR22
- Registration
- N824BJ · no longer on the register · serial 2119
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The certified flight instructor and the private pilot were returning to the airport in a single-engine airplane after completing a biennial flight review. Data obtained from the onboard primary flight display revealed that as the airplane approached the airport, it entered a snap roll maneuver, and began to descend. The airplane did not have enough altitude to recover and subsequently collided with terrain inverted approximately one-quarter of a mile away from the airport. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed there were no pre-mishap anomalies.
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
What happened, in order
- Loss of control in flight during maneuvering defining event
- Aerodynamic stall/spin during maneuvering
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during uncontrolled descent
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Not attained/maintained
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Flight instructor
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,438 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: unk
- Injury: fatal
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,327 hours in all; 230 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: unk
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 198.3 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 2, 2007; 42.6 hours since
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Cont Motor IO-550-N (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: 1K2 Lindsay KS at 10:59 pm
- Flight plan: none
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 pm from PVJ, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
14 documents, released by the NTSB on December 3, 2008. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witness Reports | PDF, 8 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photo 1 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Photo 2 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 4 | Photo 3 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 5 | Photo 4 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 6 | radar Data | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 7 | radar Data | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 8 | radar Data | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 9 | radar Data | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 10 | Animation File | MOV file | Download |
| 11 | Aircraft Performance 13 - Factual Report of Group Chairman | PDF, 49 pages | View Download |
| 12 | Toxicological Reports | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 13 | Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigation | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 14 | Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N824BJ: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Engine: Cont Motor IO-550-N 2,790 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Lindsay Municipal · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Oklahoma 1,300 since 1982 · 181 in the last ten years
- Oklahoma 5,653 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DFW08FA060.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.