Lockwood AIR CAM N2412Y

Summary

On 20 August 2024 at about 15:19 local time, a Lockwood AIR CAM registered N2412Y was involved in an accident near Minden, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

20 August 2024 at 15:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Minden, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Minden-Tahoe (MEV)

Coordinates

39.0020, -119.7517

Aircraft

Lockwood AIR CAM

Registration

N2412Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24FA284

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 20, 2024, about 0819 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Lockwood Air Cam, N2412Y, was substantially damaged when in was involved in an accident at the Minden-Tahoe Airport, Minden, Nevada. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to an airport staff member who was parked on a taxiway adjacent to runway 34, they observed the airplane takeoff on runway 34, and several seconds later, it leveled off before the right wing dropped momentarily. The airplane leveled off briefly before it entered a nose down attitude. The airplane then leveled off a third time for a few seconds before the right wing dropped and the airplane descended into the ground. Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane came to rest inverted on the right edge of runway 34, on a magnetic heading of 070° about 3,900 ft from the approach end of the runway. The first identifiable point of impact was a ground scar left of the runway centerline about 3,880 ft from the approach end of the runway. The forward portion of the fuselage was compressed aft. All major structural components of the airplane remained attached to the airframe. The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.