# Accident 20240129002039A: James P Walker AIRCAM, Laredo, TX, January 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2024, 14:50 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: Laredo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6429° N, 99.1111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6429&lon=-99.1111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315GW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N315GW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James P Walker AIRCAM (registry code 05641WJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-p-walker-aircam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMES P WALKER AIRCAM
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240129002039A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 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.

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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