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Cirrus SR22 Deploying it’s Parachute

Cirrus SR22 ditched at sea off the coast of Maui due to an engine failure caused by fuel starvation. The pilot was able to successfully ditch his aircraft after running out of fuel 250 miles off the coast of Maui.  Apparently the pilot was ferrying the plane from the west coast of the U.S. to Australia.  The aircraft, N7YT is registered to Cirrus aircraft. The aircraft was headed for Kahului, Hawaii and after 14 hours and 30 minutes of flight, the engine ran out of fuel and it was ditched in the ocean.

The deployment was a planned one, and the pilot notified the Coast Guard which allowed them to take this amazing footage of the ditching. The Coast Guard was ready for the rescue and no one was hurt in the incident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0IvSTrQQbg

The Cirrus aircraft parachute system comes standard on every aircraft.