# Accident 20211027018779A: Beech B36TC, Lena, WI, October 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2021, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lena, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9921° N, 88.2441° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9921&lon=-88.2441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211027018779A

## Narrative

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

N75RM DEPARTED FTW AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 CDT. AT 3:10 CDT ATC STATED THAT N75RM, B36TC, VFR RECEIVING NO SERVICES, HAD APPEARED TO CLIMB INTO CLASS A AIRSPACE 23NM EAST OF TULSA, OK. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE ON VARIOUS FREQUENCIES TO CONTACT N75RM, UNSUCCESSFULLY.

IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED THROUGH NATIONAL GUARD INTERCEPT THAT THE PILOT APPEARED INCAPACITATED. THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY CRASHED NEAR OCONTO, WI WITH ONE FATALITY. CRASH OCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15 CDT.

## 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 CEN22FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA021), Oct 27, 2021: Beech B36TC (N75RM), Lena, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. 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…

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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