2008 – N127DH – William Moore – Velocity SE/FG – Williston, FL – 0

Airplane was destroyed damaged in a hard landing in gusty conditions. The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division Accident occurred Saturday, April 12, 2008 in Ocala, FL Probable Cause Approval Date: 05/28/2008 Aircraft: Wim J Huisman Velocity 173 Fixed, registration: N127DH Injuries: 2 Uninjured. NTSB investigators used […]

2008 – N244CU – Ulrich Christen – Velocity XL/RG – Titusville, FL – 3

More to come on this one, but the current story is that Uli’s Velocity landed and collided with RV-8 (circumstances not entirely clear yet). The 2 persons in the RV were killed, and Uli and his passenger were badly burned (Uli’s passenger has since succumbed to his injuries). Here’s a brief news account below. A home […]

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 – 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 […]

2005 – N121HS – Harold Swarthout – Velocity SE/RG – Daytona Beach, FL – 0

The pilot reported that during the landing roll on runway 23, he applied brakes to slow but his left foot slipped off the brake while the right foot was still on the brake causing the airplane to veer right. He attempted to straighten out the plane by applying left rudder but was unable and […]

2003 – N51576 – Sam DaSilva – Velocity SE/FG – Sebastian, FL – 0

Engine failure with serious injuries. | FAA | NTSB Final | News | On July 1, 2003, about 1240 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Velocity, N51576, registered to a private individual, experienced a total loss of engine power during cruise flight near Sebastian, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan […]