2005 – N2992 – Paul Connor – SQ2000 – St. Elmo, AL – 1

Paul Conner was killed in his SQ2000 “Rotor EZ” when, upon departure, there was an apparent engine failure. Witnesses believed that Paul was trying to make it back to the field, there is also speculation that the airplane may have suffered a ‘deep stall’ {see write-up}. Rotor-EZ N2992 Accident Evaluation Preamble: I was asked […]

2002 – N2214W – David Fay – Velocity SE/FG – Theodore, AL – 0

The pilot stated that he was focused on navigating and avoiding bad weather and did not pay enough attention to the fuel level. He said fuel burn was higher than planned, groundspeed was slower than planned, and the low fuel light came on, indicating four gallons remaining. The pilot located a field for landing but […]