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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Abbett Gerry Lancair Evolution · Saratoga, WY · February 7, 2021

Date
February 7, 2021 · 19:45 local
Place
Saratoga, WY
Airport
Shively Field
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7569A
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA108
Reported as
Abbett Gerry Lancair Evolution
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,325 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N7569A, a Lancair Evolution, was in cruise flight on February 7th 2021 over central Wyoming when the aircraft experienced a windscreen separation at flight level 270. The aircraft was able to change course and land without event at Shively Field Airport (ksaa). The pilot and two passengers experienced mild injury related to cold. The aircraft damage was determined to be substantial.

As the FAA filed it

N7569A, A LANCAIR EVOLUTION, WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON FEBRUARY 7TH 2021 OVER CENTRAL WYOMING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A WINDSCREEN SEPARATION AT FLIGHT LEVEL 270. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO CHANGE COURSE AND LAND WITHOUT EVENT AT SHIVELY FIELD AIRPORT (KSAA). THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EXPERIENCED MILD INJURY RELATED TO COLD. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.

NTSB investigation

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