# Accident 20120707014819A: Murray Richard F AIRCAM BY LOCKWOOD, Taos, NM, July 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2012, 09:45 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Taos Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4219° N, 105.7231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4219&lon=-105.7231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984AT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MURRAY RICHARD F AIRCAM BY LOCKWOOD
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA427) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120707014819A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE PILOT WAS FLYING BETWEEN 50 AND 100 FEET AGL NEAR THE RIO GRAND GORGE RIM WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY PITCHED UP THEN ROLLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND VERTICALLY.  RIO GRAND GORGE RUNS N/S AND IS FROM 900 TO 1000 FEET DEEP AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.  WINDS REPORTED AT THE SURFACE TO BE 9 KTS GUTING TO 15 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WINDS THROUGH THE CANYON HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE EXTREME TURBULENCE IN THE VICINITY OF THE RIM. PILOT IN COMMAND SUSTAINED SERVERE HIP AND LEG INJURIES. PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED

## 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 CEN12LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA427), Jul 7, 2012: Murray Richard F Aircam BY Lockwood (N984AT), Taos, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly in gusty wind conditions at low altitude over mountainous terrain contrary to guidance in the airplane flight manual and subsequent loss of airplane control due to wind…

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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