# Accident 20210501016689A: Beech A36, Lakeland, FL, May 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9896° N, 81.9952° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9896&lon=-81.9952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125WC-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210501016689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE ON THE RIGHT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 27 AT LAKELAND LINDER AIRPORT(LAL). PILOT THEN REPORTED NOT GOING TO MAKE RUNWAY AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE FROM RUNWAY.

AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT LOG BOOKS WERE DESTROYED BY POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

## 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 ERA21LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA201), May 1, 2021: Beech A36 (N125WC), Lakeland, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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