# Accident 20120721014459A: Bertram William J BERTRAM 2000, Shiocton, WI, July 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2012, 15:00 local time
- Place: Shiocton, WI
- Airport: Shiocton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4544° N, 88.5617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4544&lon=-88.5617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115WB-2014-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bertram William J BERTRAM 2000 (registry code 05622OL, https://openairdocs.org/model/bertram-william-j-bertram-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERTRAM WILLIAM J BERTRAM 2000
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 533 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA464) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721014459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS OPERATING AIRCRAFT NEAR SHIOCTON AIRPORT FLYING APPROXIMATELY WEST, PARRALLEL TO HWY 54 AND EAST OF MACK ROAD. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A POWER LINE SUPPORT CABLE, SPUN TWICE, AND LANDED IN A DITCH APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET NORTH OF HWY 54. PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN12CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA464), Jul 21, 2012: Bertram William J Bertram 2000 (N115WB), Shiocton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s distraction with taking photographs, which resulted in his failure to maintain sufficient altitude to avoid the guy wire.

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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