# Accident 20241027018329A: Harold O Stockman BADLANDS VAQUERO, West Wendover, NV, October 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2024, 08:15 local time
- Place: West Wendover, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7841° N, 114.1493° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7841&lon=-114.1493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N510DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harold O Stockman BADLANDS VAQUERO (registry code 05642M0, https://openairdocs.org/model/harold-o-stockman-badlands-vaquero) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 916 IS series (registry code 55622, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAROLD O STOCKMAN BADLANDS VAQUERO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 916 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241027018329A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR25LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA025), Oct 27, 2024: Badlands Vaquero (N510DH), West Wendover, NV, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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