Lockwood AIR-CAM N32786

Summary

On 7 November 2009 at about 22:45 local time, a Lockwood AIR-CAM registered N32786 was involved in an accident near Mount Victory, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 November 2009 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Mount Victory, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Elliot's Landing Airport (O74)

Coordinates

40.5247, -83.5117

Aircraft

Lockwood AIR-CAM

Registration

N32786

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

London, Ontario → Mount Victory

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN10LA049

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's unfamiliarity with the airplane subsequent to float installation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on the return flight after having a set of amphibious floats installed on his experimental amateur-built airplane. The airplane impacted the ground at a location consistent with the base leg of the airport traffic pattern. Impact damage, including crushing of the forward fuselage and right wing, and twisting of the tail, was consistent with a nose-down, right-wing-low impact. Damage to the right propeller indicated that the right engine was running at the time of the impact. The left engine and its propeller appeared to be intact. Examination of the left engine failed to reveal any defects that would have prevented normal operation. The damage to the left wing was not as severe as the damage to the right side of the airplane. No anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure associated with the airframe or engines were observed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.