AirCam down KMEV Minden-Tahoe

[catmandu]

Accident Lockwood AirCam N2412Y, Tuesday 20 August 2024

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-T...

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Pretty sure I taxied past that plane after my morning romp. It has been a long time since I have had to make not totally necessary "time stamp" contact with my family.

 

[sansoneservices]

Accident Lockwood AirCam N2412Y, Tuesday 20 August 2024

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-T...

asn.flightsafety.org

Pretty sure I taxied past that plane after my morning romp. It has been a long time since I have had to make not totally necessary "time stamp" contact with my family.

I'm very familiar with those aircam twins. They have VERY light wing loading and 2 Rotax 4 cyl 4 stroke engines (80-100hp) designed to fly low and slow for aerial photography. Very safe and easy to fly as long as you don't have structural support cable failure

 

[Lndwarrior]

Did my experimental transition training here. Hated the never ending turbulence. May not have been a factor in this case but it's the first thing I thought of. Being right on the lee of those mountains, and in the desert-like environment is not a fun place to fly. Except perhaps if you are a glider pilot...

 

[sansoneservices]

Did my experimental transition training here. Hated the never ending turbulence. May not have been a factor in this case but it's the first thing I thought of. Being right on the lee of those mountains, and in the desert-like environment is not a fun place to fly. Except perhaps if you are a glider pilot...

Hear ya, my first plane was a challenger 50hp Pusher (built by seller). Big wing, low power at 4000' field elevation. Fun if light winds, handful in 15+ wind