# Accident 20211225021609A: Thomas Sullivan LANCAIR IV-P, Spread Eagle, WI, December 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2021, 08:30 local time
- Place: Spread Eagle, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8455° N, 88.1132° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8455&lon=-88.1132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N994PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N994PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas Sullivan LANCAIR IV-P (registry code 05635FM, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-sullivan-lancair-iv-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMAS SULLIVAN LANCAIR IV-P
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR WALTERS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,052 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211225021609A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N994PT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN (KIMT) TO SPRUCE CREEK, FLORIDA (7FL6) ON DECEMBER 25, 2021. PILOT RECEIVED IFR CLEARANCE FROM MINNEAPOLIS CENTER AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 01 AT 08:20 CENTRAL TIME. IN THE CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE SINGLE TURBINE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD CRASHING THROUGH SOME TREES INCURRING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. HIS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE ONLY PASSENGER, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT CONTACTED EMERGENCY SERVICES VIA CELL PHONE. FLORENCE COUNTY WISCONSIN EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPONDED. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS VMC. FAA INSPECTOR IN CHARGE COORDINATED WITH NTSB REPRESENTATIVE ON DUTY. FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVIEWED THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT TWO DAYS LATER. NTSB ALLOWED FOR REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PILOT?S HANGAR AT THE IRON MOUNTAIN MICHIGAN AIRPORT. NTSB IIC AND FAA IIC WITH HELP FROM FAA AIRWORTHINESS WILL INSPECT THE REMAINS OF THE AIRCRAFT AT A FUTURE DATE.

## 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 CEN22LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA089), Dec 25, 2021: Lancair IV (N994PT), Iron Mountain, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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