2021 – N755V – Cedric Jackson – Velocity SE/RG – Titusville, FL – 1

All we know so far is this retired Air Force and 777 pilot took off from the factory and crash shortly after at Titusville Space Coast Airport. Witnesses indicated what appeared to be a go-around/rejected landing, slow nose high climb, and what appeared to be a stall next to the runway. That should not be […]

2017 – N753GK – Gerarld Kerr – Velocity SUV – St. Petersburg, FL – 0

Apparently Gerald went off the end into the ocean. Pilot and passenger uninjured. On September 1, 2017, about 1236 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Velocity SUV, N753GK, was substantially damaged while attempting to land at Albert Whitted Airport (SPG), St. Petersburg, Florida. The private pilot and the passenger were not injured. The airplane was […]

2016 – N916TC – Mohamed Nasr – Velocity XL/RG – Sebastian, FL – 0

Apparently Mohamed and his son were on-board and departing for Airventure in Oshkosh when the engine lost power and they went through trees on the departure end of the runway at Sebastian/the Factory. Luckily both were Ok. A small plane crashed Saturday morning on the Sebastian Municipal Airport property The plane crashed on the airport […]

2015 – N112TH – Andrew Liptak – Velocity SE/RG – Sebastian, FL – 0

I’m not yet sure about the tail number, but based on the color scheme, and the fact this airplane was for sale, it seems right. I’ll update this when the NTSB report drops. It looks like from the reporting that the copilot door opened on takeoff, and he tried to return to the airport. I’m […]

2014 – N360VT – Rick Hayes-Roth – Velocity Twin/RG – Sebastian, FL – 0

Apparently one of the Twin’s engines was not making good RPM, and after floating he was not able to successfully go around. The airplane was substantially damaged, but Rick was not injured. | Wiki | NTSB Factual | NTSB Final | News |

2013 – N244FM – Fred Marconi – Velocity XL/RG – Palm Beach, FL – 0

Apparently Fred and a passenger (Manny Lewis) were practicing touch-and-go take-off and landings, and forgot to latch the door. They executed an emergency return to the airport, but forgot to deploy the landing gear, and bellied it in when they realized the mistake. The passenger door is the one departed from the airplane, so I […]