2006 – N732RA – Raytheon – Velocity XL/RG – Pearce, AZ – 1

Unexplained crash. The airplane departed controlled cruise flight, completed two descending 360-degree turns, and collided with desert terrain. The purpose of the accident flight was for the pilot to execute a 3-hour flight test mission following a predetermined test plan that he had created. The plan prescribed that he would perform a series of maneuvers […]

2006 – ZU-DAR – Jannie Versfeld – Cozy – Port Alfred, South Africa – 0

Jannie Versfeld just posted to Marc’s list about his crash after installing wheel pants on his plane. To this point, he had no problems flying and landing his Cozy, and the wheel pants had fit properly on the ground, with adequate (1/2″) clearance around the tires. On a bumpy touchdown, the left wheel spun up […]

2005 – N535BM – Felix Mestas – Velocity SE/FG – Punta Gorda, FL – 0

The pilot/builder of the accident airplane stated that the takeoff and initial climb were normal until the airplane reached about 200-300 feet, when the engine began “losing compression.” He further stated that the airspeed began to bleed off, so he lowered the nose to maintain 80 knots and turned the airplane back toward the runway. […]

2005 – N220EZ – David Hanson – Vari EZ – Buffalo, NY – 0

David Hanson crashed the Varieze that he built for his brother after dirt contamination in both fuel strakes starved the engine and forced an off-field landing. David received minor cuts after the canopy shattered on roll-over. Read his account below. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | News | Last flight of N220EZ […]

2005 – N199RS – Sid Knox – Velocity SE/RG – OK – 0

Bird Strike – Sid – “I was doing a night touch-and-go and was about at lift-off speed when appeared in the landing light, a bunch of Canadian Geese sitting on the runway. They tried to fly and had just gotten airborne as I plowed through the center of the flock. Rapid “thump…thump…” sounds. I was […]

2005 – N27BK – Herbert Kellerman – Velocity SE/RG – Venice, FL – 0

Full starvation apparently, and landed short. This plane was later sold and exported to Brazil as PP-XUV. The pilot stated he preformed a normal engine start, taxi, and engine run-up, with no discrepancies noted. He than checked his radios and taxied to the active runway, the take-off was normal with the airplane engine producing full […]