# Accident 20240306001609A: David N Boyd PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER, Lockhart, TX, March 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2024, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lockhart, TX
- Airport: Lockhart Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8500° N, 97.6700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8500&lon=-97.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7710J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7710J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: David N Boyd PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER (registry code 05631LP, https://openairdocs.org/model/david-n-boyd-pietenpol-air-camper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-3 (registry code 17325, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVID N BOYD PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,070 total, 288 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240306001609A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 6, 2024, 1300 CDT, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO OPERATIONS AT LOCKHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (50R).  DURING SOUTHERLY TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SIGNIFICANT WIND GUST INDUCING THE LEFT WING TO SUDDENLY CLIMB.  AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE WEST INTO A PARALLEL DITCH.

## 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 CEN24LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA132), Mar 6, 2024: Pietenpol Aircamper (N7710J), Lockhart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during after takeoff.

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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