# Accident 20210207001729A: Abbett Gerry LANCAIR EVOLUTION, Saratoga, WY, February 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2021, 19:45 local time
- Place: Saratoga, WY
- Airport: Shively Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1000° N, 107.5800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1000&lon=-107.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7569A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ABBETT GERRY LANCAIR EVOLUTION
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,325 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210207001729A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR21LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA108), Feb 8, 2021: Abbett Gerry Lancair Evolution (N7569A), Saratoga, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A windshield failure during cruise flight due to stress concentrations in the bond area as a result of improper assembly of the windshield.

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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