1992 – N141NH – Neil Hunter – Velocity SE/FG – Apopka, FL – 1

Neil was previously the pilot in this accident. Neil’s Velocity was the first kit-built Velocity, and was featured in the July 1987 issue of Sport Aviation. They also later covered his crash in the December 1992 edition (page 5). The homebuilt velocity & a boeing 727 were both operating in the tca in vmc with […]

1990 – N469Q – Michael Quigley – Velocity SE/FG – Santa Teresa, NM – 1

The pilot was doing high speed taxi in an experimental home built aircraft in which he was part owner and builder. He had no previous experience in the aircraft. While conducting a taxi test the aircraft became airborne and the pilot elected to fly the pattern. While on final approach the pilot lost control of […]

1990 – N125V – Brian Swing – Velocity – SE/RG – Wimauma, FL – 0

The plt stated that during cruise flt, he felt a severe vibration from the rear of the acft (the acft was a pusher type). He secured the eng. After touchdown in a field during the forced landing, the acft rolled inverted & came to rest. Exam of the acft revealed that a portion of one […]

1989 – N81VA – Carl Pascarell – Velocity – SE/FG – Ponte Vedra, FL – 0

“MultiColor” (previous Big Orange and the Pink Panther) went down while doing deep stall testing. Featured in Sport Aviation in September 1988, September 1991 , and July 1993. The experimental amateur-built acft was on a test flt at 10,000 ft to perform some maneuvers with the cg at the most rearward limits. The acft was […]

1989 – N330RH – Richard Harmon – Velocity SE/FG – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 0

While intentionally performing stalls, the plt was unable to recover the acft from a nose high attitude before colliding with terrain. After the accident, weight & balance calculations could not be performed to determine the c.g. as the plt would not provide the pertinent information. Velocity manufacturer personnel stated the c.g. was aft of the […]

1988 – N128JM – Neil Hunter – Velocity SE/FG – Merritt Island, FL – 0

Neil would later be killed in this accident. While checking the stall characteristics of a homebuilt acft, the acft descended in a stalled condition until crashing into a river. The plt was unable to lower the nose. Investigation revealed that he improperly positioned baffles in the fuel tanks resulting in an increase of 20 gallons. […]