Has a Cirrus jet ever crashed?

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Has a Cirrus jet ever crashed?

As we reported last week, the single-engine jet went through the perimeter fence at Capital Regional Airport in Lansing, Michigan. All four people and a dog were uninjured and escaped the wreckage but the plane was destroyed by a post-crash fire.

Are Cirrus planes safe?

The overall worldwide accident rate for Cirrus from day one is 3.5/100,000 compared to Nall’s recent 4.92 for GA in general. When we last examined the Cirrus safety record exhaustively in 2012, we calculated a fatal rate of 1.6/100,000, which was slightly higher than the then-GA average of 1.2.

Is Cirrus safer than Cessna?

Our estimate of the overall accident rate for Cessna 182s-all models and some 13,500 airplanes registered in the U.S.-comes to 6.8/100,000 overall and 1.5/100,000 fatal. About 27 percent of all the 182 accidents we examined were fatal, versus 45 percent for the Cirrus.

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How many Cirrus aircraft have deployed the parachute?

Cirrus company’s parachute technology being recognized nationally after collision near Denver. The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) has been deployed 103 times, saving more than 200 people, according to data provided by Cirrus.

Are Cirrus jets still grounded?

Cirrus Aircraft has returned to EBACE with the Vision Jet to announce that the issue with aircraft’s angle of attack sensor that forced its grounding by the US Federal Aviation Administration in April is now resolved and the fleet has returned to service. – and interest in the aircraft continues to grow.

Is Cirrus SR22 easy to fly?

On one level, it’s an easy plane to fly and it has many safety systems. On another level, it is sophisticated and complicated with advanced systems. The secret to relaxed flying is preparation and training. This article contains a few tips for would-be Cirrus pilots.

How Safe Is Cirrus parachute?

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Post 2011, the year of the SR-series’ highest fatality rate to date, Cirrus has experienced an increase in CAPS deployments coinciding with a steady decrease in fatal accidents, giving them one of the best safety records in the industry and less than half the industry average.