Beech B36TC accident near Lena, WI

On October 27, 2021, a Beech B36TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lena, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

October 27, 2021

Place

Lena, WI

Aircraft

Beech B36TC · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

44.992°N, 88.244°W

NTSB ID

20211028104170

Official records · CEN22FA021

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NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 27, 2021, at 1817 central daylight time, a Beech B36TC airplane, N75RM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lena, Wisconsin. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed from Fort Worth Meacham Airport (FTW), Fort Worth, Texas, about 1357 and proceeded on a northeasterly course. The pilot’s mechanic stated that the airplane was destined for Camdenton Memorial – Lake Regional Airport (OZS), near Camdenton, Missouri, so that the airplane could undergo an annual inspection. About 1427, the airplane leveled off near 15,500 ft mean sea level (msl). About 1451, the airplane entered a climb; shortly afterward, its flightpath began to deviate as the airplane approached a line of storms. About 1519, the airplane leveled off about 24,500 ft msl and returned to a northeasterly course. Air traffic control attempted to contact the pilot after the airplane climbed through 18,000 ft and into class A airspace, but these attempts were not successful. About 1756, the airplane entered a descent from 24,500 ft msl; at the time, the airplane was about 25 miles west of Green Bay, Wisconsin. About 1758, the airplane’s course became slightly erratic as the descent continued; about 6 minutes later, the airplane returned to the northeasterly course and became established in a steady descent of about 1,000 ft per minute, which continued until the data ended. The final data point was recorded at 1817:11. The airplane impacted a cornfield about

Probable cause

Impairment and subsequent incapacitation of the pilot for reasons that could not be determined. The incapacitation resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Likely contributing was pilot hypoxia due to altitude exposure, possibly worsened by effects of undiagnosed pulmonary hypertension, by premature depletion of the supplemental oxygen supply, or by a combination of those factors

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.