In the wake of an amazing week in which somewhat controversial
safety systems such as the BRS manufactured Cirrus Airplane
Parachute System (CAPS) was credited with saving the lives of 5
people (and one alleged feline) in two aircraft in serious trouble,
tragedy has struck the Cirrus community. At approximately 1400,
Monday afternoon, a Cirrus SR20 (file photo, below) departed the
Greenwood County airport in South Carolina, with four adults on
board and went down about a mile from the 5000 foot runway, in
trees and unimproved terrain.