# Incident 20090412009189I: Beech 200BEECH, Fort Myers, FL, April 12, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2009, 14:32 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5361° N, 81.7553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5361&lon=-81.7553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N559DW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,275 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09IA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09IA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090412009189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)  N559DW, A TWIN ENGINE BEECH 200 DEPARTED MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA ON A DAY VFR CFT PART 91 FLIGHT WITH A SINGLE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS ON BOARD.  DURING CLIMBOUT AND SHORTLY AFTER ENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT, THE PILOT BECAME INCAPACITATED AND SUBSEQUENTLY DIED.  A PASSENGER, WHO WAS THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND ALSO WHO HOLDS A SINGLE ENGINE PRIVATE PILOTS LICENSE WAS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT.  RECEIVEING SOME GUIDANCE FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, SECURE THE INCAPACITATED PILOT TO HIS SEAT, AND EVENTUALLY SAFELY LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  MEDICAL PERSONNEL PRONOUNCED THE PILOT DEAD AT THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09IA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09IA240), Apr 12, 2009: Beech B200 (N559DW), Fort Myers, FL, incident, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s abnormal heart rhythm resulting in incapacitation.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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