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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · James P Walker AIRCAM · Laredo, TX · January 29, 2024

Date
January 29, 2024 · 14:50 local
Place
Laredo, TX
Airport
Laredo
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N315GW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24FA101
Reported as
James P Walker Aircam
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

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.

As the FAA filed it

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.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.