# Accident 20130212001859A: St Clair R C LANCAIR 360, Williams, CA, February 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2013, 10:32 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1506° N, 122.2175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1506&lon=-122.2175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123ST-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: ST Clair R C LANCAIR 360 (registry code 05620NK, https://openairdocs.org/model/st-clair-r-c-lancair-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ST CLAIR R C LANCAIR 360
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130212001859A

## Narrative

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

OPERATOR REPORTED FUMES/SMOKE IN FLIGHT, THEN REPORTED FLAMES A SHORT TIME LATER.  ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING, IMPACTED ALMOND TREES ON LANDING ATTEMPT, SEPARATED LEFT WING DUE TO IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY BURNED AFTER LANDING.  PIC HELPED FROM AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO FULL FUSELAGE FIRE.  PIC DECEASED FROM INJURIES FOLLOWING DAY.

## 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 WPR13LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA122), Feb 12, 2013: ST Clair Lancair 360 (N123ST), Williams, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight fire due to an electrical short circuit.

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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