# N315GW: 2023 James P Walker AIRCAM

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [James P Walker AIRCAM](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-p-walker-aircam) (registry code 05641WJ, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: AC283-3
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Lockwood Aircraft Corp AIRCAM
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 2023
- Certificate issued: June 20, 2023
- Expires: June 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A35A0F
- Registered owner: [Panda Ventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PANDA%20VENTURES%20LLC)
- Location: [Mirando City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mirando%20City)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 27.4293° N, 99.0860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78369, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=315GW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N315GW

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (James P Walker AIRCAM)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN24FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA101), Jan 29, 2024: Lockwood AIR CAM (N315GW), Ranchitos Las Lomas, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a meteorological evaluation tower.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20240129002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240129002039A), Jan 29, 2024: James P Walker AIRCAM (N315GW), Laredo, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was seen flying over a ranch house on a priviate ranch. Departing the area afterwards the aircraft struck a tower located southeast of the ranch house.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other James P Walker AIRCAM aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/james-p-walker-aircam/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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