# NTSB WPR24FA284: Lockwood AIR CAM, N2412Y, Minden, NV, August 20, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report
- Date: August 20, 2024, 08:19 local (15:19 UTC)
- Place: Minden, NV
- Coordinates: 39.001993, -119.75173 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0020&lon=-119.7517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA-FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24FA284
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194967/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA284

## Preliminary report

On August 20, 2024, about 0819 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Lockwood Air Cam, N2412Y, was substantially damaged when in was involved in an accident at the Minden-Tahoe Airport, Minden, Nevada. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to an airport staff member who was parked on a taxiway adjacent to runway 34, they observed the airplane takeoff on runway 34, and several seconds later, it leveled off before the right wing dropped momentarily. The airplane leveled off briefly before it entered a nose down attitude. The airplane then leveled off a third time for a few seconds before the right wing dropped and the airplane descended into the ground. Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane came to rest inverted on the right edge of runway 34, on a magnetic heading of 070° about 3,900 ft from the approach end of the runway. The first identifiable point of impact was a ground scar left of the runway centerline about 3,880 ft from the approach end of the runway. The forward portion of the fuselage was compressed aft. All major structural components of the airplane remained attached to the airframe. The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Fales Bruce F AIR CAM, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05609ZD), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2412Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2412Y), registered now, S/N AC-089, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKWOOD AIR CAM
- Registry model: [Fales Bruce F AIR CAM](https://openairdocs.org/model/fales-bruce-f-air-cam) (registry code 05609ZD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: AC-089
- Year built: 2001
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airport: MEV, Minden-Tahoe, runway 16/34, 7,399 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 30.20 inHg
- Observed at: KMEV
- METAR: KMEV 201515Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 18/M01 A3020 RMK AO2

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20240820020839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240820020839A), Aug 20, 2024: Fales Bruce F AIR CAM, Minden, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. This accident was witnessed at close range by the airport manager and was also captured by security camera footage. Takeoff roll, rotation, and initial climb…

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.

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