Badlands VAQUERO N510DH

Summary

On 27 October 2024 at about 16:15 local time, a Badlands VAQUERO registered N510DH was involved in an accident near West Wendover, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

27 October 2024 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

West Wendover, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

40.7841, -114.1493

Aircraft

Badlands VAQUERO

Registration

N510DH

Category

Airplane

Year built

2024

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wendover → Elko

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA025

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 27, 2024, about 0915 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Badlands Vaquero airplane, N510DH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near West Wendover, Nevada. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during cruise flight, about 3,000 ft above ground level, flames appeared from the right side of the engine cowling. The pilot shut the fuel and the engine off, initiated an emergency descent, and initiated a forced landing on an interstate service road. After he landed, the pilot evacuated the airplane, and the fire continued, which consumed a large portion of the airplane. The wreckage was recovered and will be examined at a later date. Figure 1. Accident Airplane (Courtesy of Nevada State Troopers)

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.