# Accident 20190210010109A: Carl Franklin Lipe LANCAIR 4-P, Laramie, WY, February 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2875° N, 105.6075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2875&lon=-105.6075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N549CJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N549CJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carl Franklin Lipe LANCAIR 4-P (registry code 05633FK, https://openairdocs.org/model/carl-franklin-lipe-lancair-4-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-E (registry code 17247, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARL FRANKLIN LIPE LANCAIR 4-P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 400 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190210010109A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT OF AIRCRAFT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT

## 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 WPR19LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA088), Feb 10, 2019: Lancair IV (N549CJ), Laramie, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An environmental stress cracking failure of the acrylic windshield, 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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