Accident Case Study: Trapped in Ice @AirSafetyInstitute
Accident Case Study: Trapped in Ice  @AirSafetyInstitute
Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
On the morning of April 19, 2018, a Cirrus SR22 carrying two occupants departs from Lancaster Airport in Pennsylvania. The pilot and his passenger are bound for a conference in Indiana. What lies between the travelers and their destination, however, is a large swath of hazardous icing conditions, IMC, and mountain obscuration.
Join the AOPA Air Safety Institute as we follow the Cirrus along its route in this accident recreation, which includes a look at a similar tragedy involving a Beechcraft Bonanza that occurred only three days prior to the Cirrus accident.

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Accident Case Study: Trapped in Ice

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