On 15 Apr 2004 07:55:49 -0700, (Bob Babcock) wrote:

:On the 10th a Cirrus SR-20 pilot with 3 passengers on board deployed
:his ballistic chute over the Canadian Rockies and landed safely on a
:remote ridge with no injuries. The plane dropped a wing and entered
:a non recoverable spin or spiral at 9500 feet and landed on the 4200
:foot ridge. The cause is still under investigation but a RCMP officer
n the scene noted unequal fuel burn in the wing tanks suggesting a
:serious out of balance situation.
:
:They were enroute from Seattle to Lethbridge, in southern Alberta when
:the incident happened over the BC Rockies.

I heard very second hand, so no details, that there were 2 separate
successful Cirrus BRS deployments over the weekend.