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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Evolution 19 LC LANCAIR EVOLUTION · Mesa, AZ · July 17, 2017

Date: July 17, 2017 · 16:52 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N571JM
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR17FA155
Reported as: Evolution 19 LC Lancair Evolution
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,721 total41 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

N571JMRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2018 · Evolution 19 LC LANCAIR EVOLUTIONS/N EVO-019 · Built 2011 Airframe modelEvolution 19 LC LANCAIR EVOLUTION Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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On July 17, 2017 at approximately 1652 MST, N571JM, a Lancair Evolution, crashed on base to final turn to runway 22L at Falcon Field. The pilot and sole passenger were killed. The aircraft was consumed by post impact fire. Weather was VFR. The pilot had radioed the tower that he had an electrical problem and he did lose radio contact with the tower.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 17, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1652 MST, N571JM, A LANCAIR EVOLUTION, CRASHED ON BASE TO FINAL TURN TO RUNWAY 22L AT FALCON FIELD. THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE KILLED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. WEATHER WAS VFR. THE PILOT HAD RADIOED THE TOWER THAT HE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND HE DID LOSE RADIO CONTACT WITH THE TOWER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR17FA155Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMesa, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction due to a failure…Jul 17, 2017 · Substantial damage