Cirrus Down In TX

Possible side note is that the owner/pilot was a grad of the test pilot school at Edwards. Not yet confirmed.
 
One of the reports said it clipped a tree. One said it crashed "one wing up, one wing down." Nothing so far if it was one up and one down before or after clipping the tree.
 
A sad event may He Rest In Peace.
 
short flight too. KSAT to KSSF. Maybe a fuel run. Who knows.
 
Update. It's unfortunately one of our own. B-1 guy initial assignment, then TPS grad (they generally get assigned to their native MWS after graduation, B-1 in this case), currently going through T-38 PIT down here with the 560th at RND. Unsure if he was to return to Edwards as a t-38 support guy or was going through full PIT to take a white jet assignment (most likely the former). Squadron bros up there in civilization told us DLF second class citizens about it today.

RUMINT goes that he owned his cirrus for quite a few years, obviously no issues handling it. Biggest open question right now is that he had just picked it up from a cirrus service center in KSAT (unaware they had one in KSAT, still skeptical of that one), and the accident flight was the first flight after being there for maintenance or annual (source did not know the nature of the MX). Short hop to KSSF and the rest is history. We ll see what the NTSB finds in the prelim, but first flight out of MX and crashes doesn't sound good. Not a totally uncommon occurrence either. My sincere condolences to the surviving wife and parents.
 
hindsight2020 said:
Update. It's unfortunately one of our own. B-1 guy initial assignment, then TPS grad (they generally get assigned to their native MWS after graduation, B-1 in this case), currently going through T-38 PIT down here with the 560th at RND. Unsure if he was to return to Edwards as a t-38 support guy or was going through full PIT to take a white jet assignment (most likely the former). Squadron bros up there in civilization told us DLF second class citizens about it today.

RUMINT goes that he owned his cirrus for quite a few years, obviously no issues handling it. Biggest open question right now is that he had just picked it up from a cirrus service center in KSAT (unaware they had one in KSAT, still skeptical of that one), and the accident flight was the first flight after being there for maintenance or annual (source did not know the nature of the MX). Short hop to KSSF and the rest is history. We ll see what the NTSB finds in the prelim, but first flight out of MX and crashes doesn't sound good. Not a totally uncommon occurrence either. My sincere condolences to the surviving wife and parents.
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There's at least one Cirrus shop at SAT:
http://cutteraviation.com/airport-f...ce/cirrus-aircraft-authorized-service-center/

RIP.
 
I went by the airport he was near since that is where my flight school is. Many rumors. Think the two are stall / spin but leaning towards fuel exhaustion. Rip
 
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