# Accident 20240120000819A: Orchard Richard W AIR CAM, Liberty Hill, TX, January 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2024, 13:20 local time
- Place: Liberty Hill, TX
- Airport: Fly Navy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7382° N, 97.9716° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7382&lon=-97.9716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1230R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1230R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Orchard Richard W AIR CAM (registry code 05630KS, https://openairdocs.org/model/orchard-richard-w-air-cam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORCHARD RICHARD W AIR CAM
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,940 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240120000819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 05 ONTO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY, SLID A SHORT DISTANCE (APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET), AND CAME TO A FINAL REST AGAINST A RAISED AREA OF GROUND (APPROXIMATELY 7 FEET TALL RAISED DIRT BERM THAT WAS LEFT-OVER FROM LEVELING THE PILOTS PRIVATE RUNWAY) APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 05 EDGE. CAUSE OF CRASH WAS DUE TO BOTH ENGINES STOPPING AT THE SAME TIME AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 300 FEET AGL AND APPROXIMATELY 230 FEET DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, RUNWAY ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1040 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, AIR TEMPERATURE APPROXIMATELY 2C/36F AND DEW POINT -13C/9F. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND HAD TWO GROUND LANDINGS AND ONE WATER LANDING.  1 PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER ONBOARD. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, MINOR BRUISING ONLY TO THE PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN24LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA096), Jan 20, 2024: Lockwood AIR CAM (N1230R), Liberty Hill, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported simultaneous and total loss of engine power to both engines during a power reduction for reasons that could not be determined.

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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