- Date
- September 11, 2025, 12:37 local (17:37 UTC)
- Place
- Racine, WI
- NTSB coordinates
- 42.8577, -87.5028 (estimated), outside the stated state
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N121JBCirrus Design SR22T
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 2026
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20250911015119A
- Case key
- 200999
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
According to the flight instructor, just after levelling off from the initial climb over Lake Michigan, the oil pressure dropped well below normal operating conditions. The flight instructor directed the pilotreceiving instruction to turn the airplane back towards the nearest land. He then contacted air traffic control and declared an emergency. The engine oil pressure continued to decrease and about 3 minutes later the engine lost all power. The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) was deployed at 1,800 ft msl and best glide speed. The airplane descended by parachute and landed in the water where it floated for about 10 minutes before sinking. The flight instructor, pilot receiving instruction, and passenger remained in the water for about 45 minutes before being rescued by the Coast Guard. The airplane was not recovered and could not be examined after the accident, therefore the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N121JB
- Reported as
- Cirrus Design SR22T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2484
- Built
- 2021
- Airframe hours
- 315.3
- Engine
- Continental TSIO550K2B, 315 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- InfoSec Pros LLC
- Registered owner
- InfoSec Pros LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 11, 2025
- Departed
- MKE · Milwaukee, WI
- Destination
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
- Equipment
- Data recorder, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Airframe parachute
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 16, 2025
- Seat
- Right
- Restraint
- 4-point
- Flight hours
- 25,500 total · 125 in this make and model · 45 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- August 9, 2023
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 4-point
- Flight hours
- 745 total · 1.7 in this make and model · 700 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1.7 in the last 30 days · 1.7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Observed at
- KRAC, 15 nm away
- METAR
- METAR KRAC 111753Z AUTO 26012G18KT 10SM FEW025 28/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02780206 10278 20233 50003=
Docket · 6
The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 19, 2026, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 20.2 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.