# Accident 20120528008029A: Richard M Tackabury AIR-CAM, Fort Morgan, CO, May 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2012, 12:14 local time
- Place: Fort Morgan, CO
- Airport: Fort Morgan Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3339° N, 103.8025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3339&lon=-103.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788RJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RICHARD M TACKABURY AIR-CAM
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120528008029A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/28/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:14 LCL N788RJ, AN AMATUER BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON INPACTING THE GROUND APPROX 1/4 MILE NE OF FMM, FORT MORGAN CO. AIRPORT. TWO SOLES ON BOARD, ONE FATALLY INJURED AND THE OTHER RECEIVED CRITICAL INJURIES.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN12FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA320), May 28, 2012: Tackabury Air-Cam (N788RJ), Fort Morgan, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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