# NTSB CEN26LA194: Lockwood AIR CAM, N32F, Hutchinson, KS, May 20, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 20, 2026, 18:03 local (23:03 UTC) - Place: Hutchinson, KS · 38.0608, -97.9298 (City Center) - Coordinates: 38.0608, -97.9298 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0608&lon=-97.9298&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 203036 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA194 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203036/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA194 ## Probable cause The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Planning/preparation: fuel planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Timmer William AIR CAM, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md?model=05610Y8), [All aircraft, 719 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md) - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid level (probable cause); cases with it: [Timmer William AIR CAM, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=05610Y8), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Terrain: wet/muddy terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Timmer William AIR CAM, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md?model=05610Y8), [All aircraft, 110 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) (defining event); cases with it: [Timmer William AIR CAM, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md?model=05610Y8), [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Timmer William AIR CAM, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=05610Y8), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the twin-engine experimental airplane departed on a cross-country flight with a full fuel load (28 gallons). After takeoff, he observed that the airplane had a 52 mph tailwind which resulted in a 150 mph ground speed at his cruise altitude of 11,500 ft. The pilot planned to make a fuel stop, but he recalculated the fuel required based on the airplane’s ground speed and concluded that the airplane could reach his intended destination for the day. The pilot reported that the airplane’s expected fuel consumption rate, for both engines combined, was 6 to 10 gallons per hour. The pilot reported that he expected the airplane would have 2 to 3 gallons of fuel remaining when he reached the intended destination. About 2.5 hours after departure, and about 15 minutes from the destination airport, the left and right fuel tank gauges displayed about ¼ tank remaining (3.5 gallons each). However, about 5 to 10 minutes later, the pilot noticed that the fuel level remaining in the tanks decreased rapidly. The pilot reported that both engines lost all power due to fuel exhaustion before the airplane reached the intended airport, and that he conducted a forced landing to a muddy field. Upon landing, the left wheel flange separated, and the fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged. The pilot admitted that the airplane did not have sufficient fuel to complete the flight, and there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N32F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32F), registered now, S/N AC075, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LOCKWOOD AIR CAM (NO SERIES EXISTS) - Registry model: [Timmer William AIR CAM](https://openairdocs.org/model/timmer-william-air-cam) (registry code 05610Y8) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: AC075 - Year built: 2000 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating; Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Transparent Sky LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: DHT, Dalhart, TX - Destination: PTT, Pratt, KS - Airport: HUT, Hutchinson Regional Airport - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 22, 2026; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 5,473 total, 376 in this make and model, 5,360 as pilot in command, 41 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,200 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: HUT, 3 nm away - METAR: KHUT 202252Z 11011KT 10SM OVC042 18/07 A3012 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20260520012819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260520012819I), May 20, 2026: Timmer William AIR CAM, Hutchinson, KS, Minor damage. On may 20, 2026 the wichita FSDO was notified [privacy data omitted] an aircam piloted by a commercial pilot had landed short of the Hutchinson regional… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.