# Accident 20130331004069A: Lancair Company LC42-550FG, Winston Salem, NC, March 31, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2013, 12:50 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1167° N, 80.2861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1167&lon=-80.2861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6506L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6506L-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC42-550FG (registry code 5150002, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc42-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR COMPANY LC42-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130331004069A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, 5000 FEET, THE PILOT REPORTED TO GREENSBORO, NC ATC LOW FUEL PRESSURE.  AIRCRAFT WAS BEING VECTORED TOWARD WINSTON-SALEM, NC AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE TROUBLE.  AT 3000 FEET THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCK-PIT.  AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WINGS LEVEL IN A WOODED AREA.  AIRCRAFT CAME APART AND BURNED.  WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY WINSTON-SALEM TOWER 800 FEET OVERCAST, LIGHT RAIN.

## 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 ERA13FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA184), Mar 31, 2013: Lancair LC42 - 550FG (N6506L), Winston-Salem, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to detect multiple indications and cues in the cockpit of the steady loss of engine oil pressure, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure over terrain unsuitable for…

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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