# Accident 20170515005249A: 2016 Evolution Air LLC LANCAIR EVOLUTION, Firebaugh, CA, May 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2017, 17:30 local time
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8531° N, 120.4553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8531&lon=-120.4553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N846PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846PM-2018-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution Air LANCAIR EVOLUTION (registry code 0563349, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-air-lancair-evolution) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A (registry code 52260, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-135a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 2016 EVOLUTION AIR LLC LANCAIR EVOLUTION
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170515005249A

## Narrative

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

FIREBAUGH, CA (F34): AIRCRAFT WAS IFR AT FL250, LOST WINDSCREEN, MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT INTO F34, LANDING

GEAR DID NOT DEPLOY SO PILOT MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING, AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH A FENCE & ACROSS A ROAD, CAME TO A STOP IN A COTTON FIELD, FUEL LEAK.

## 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 WPR17LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA104), May 15, 2017: Evolution Air Lancair Evolution (N846PM), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure in the windshield, frame, or windshield-to-frame bond, which resulted in a rapid decompression during cruise flight.

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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