Re: sheriff, last radar fix was descending 800 fpm, , 1600. No mayday call, so we dont know have much clue. A dark night, dont think any moon and they are over rocky ground, no safe landing place, the 4 land freeway was 10 miles south. So Control or not, unlikley to survive, except for the parachute. Im dont like some things in Cirrus like no center stick, spin problems, but the chute is like a lifeboat on the Titanic, its life 2nd chance to live, and has been proven many times. And in paragliders, ultralights, chutes have also saved people.