# Accident 20170717009929A: Evolution 19 Lc LANCAIR EVOLUTION, Mesa, AZ, July 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2017, 16:52 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4692° N, 111.7131° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4692&lon=-111.7131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N571JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571JM-2018-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution 19 LC LANCAIR EVOLUTION (registry code 056301C, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-19-lc-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: EVOLUTION 19 LC LANCAIR EVOLUTION
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-135A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,721 total, 41 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170717009929A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR17FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA155), Jul 17, 2017: Evolution 19 Lancair Evolution (N571JM), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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