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One TOUGH SR22

You have to admit that tumbling end over end is a helluva test of an aircraft... especially when all those within the airframe, at impact, get to escape the accident with their lives and surprisingly minimal injuries. Registered, currently, to Alex Mesa of Winston Salem, North Carolina, this aircraft used to be the personal steed of none other than Cirrus Design CEO Alan Klapmeier and is featured in a number of Cirrus promo photos. It's obviously ONE TOUGH BIRD. 

** Report created 12/29/2003 Record 22 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 742CD Make/Model: SR22 Description: SR-22
 Date: 12/27/2003 Time: 2050
 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
 City: PILOT MOUNTAIN State: NC Country: US

DESCRIPTION
 AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A POWER POLE AND GUY WIRE AND FLIPPED END OVER END AND
 INTO HAY BALES, THREE PERSONS ON BOARD RECEIVED UNSPECIFIED INJURIES, PILOT
 MOUNTAIN, NC
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk: Y
 # Pass: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 2 Unk: Y
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: KINT 722054Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/M08 A3026
OTHER DATA
 Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: General Aviation
 Departed: WINSTON-SALEM, NC Dep Date: 12/27/2003 Dep. Time: 2000
 Destination: WINSTON-SALEM, NC Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: Y
 Last Radio Cont: UNK  Last Clearance: UNK
 FAA FSDO: WINSTON-SALEM, NC (SO05) Entry date: 12/29/2003

FMI: www.cirrusdesign.com

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