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FAA accident report · Harold O Stockman BADLANDS VAQUERO · West Wendover, NV · October 27, 2024

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Date
October 27, 2024 · 08:15 local
Place
West Wendover, NV
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N510DH
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25LA025
Reported as
Harold O Stockman Badlands Vaquero
Reported engine
ROTAX 916 IS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N510DHRegistered now · Harold O Stockman BADLANDS VAQUEROS/N 010 · Built 2024Airframe modelHarold O Stockman BADLANDS VAQUEROEngine modelRotax 916 IS series4 cycle

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.

The pilot stated that he was flying westboud towards elko, NV from fairfield, ut when he noticed flames coming from the right side of the aircraft 6 miles west of Wendover, UT. The pilot then stated he "dove" towards the ground and landed on while the aircraft was still on fire. The pilot then exited the aircraft and the aircraft would suffer substantial damage. This narrative will be ammended as needed in the future.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING WESTBOUD TOWARDS ELKO, NV FROM FAIRFIELD, UT WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT 6 MILES WEST OF WENDOVER, UT. THE PILOT THEN STATED HE "DOVE" TOWARDS THE GROUND AND LANDED ON WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON FIRE. THE PILOT THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD SUFFER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS NARRATIVE WILL BE AMMENDED AS NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR25LA025Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportWest Wendover, NVOn October 27, 2024, about 0915 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Badlands Vaquero airplane, N510DH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near West Wendover, Nevada. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated…Oct 27, 2024 · Substantial damage