2008 – N14GG – Gerald P. Garrett – Cozy IV – Jekyll Island, GA – 1

Jet Cozy, controlled crash into ocean, unexplained. A witness saw the amateur-built airplane flying parallel to a beach and thought that the engine sounded unusual. He did not observe anything else abnormal about the flight. Examination of the airplane revealed that it had impacted the water in a landing attitude, with the wings level. The […]

2000 – N34BD – Bill Jackson – Velocity SE/RG – Kennesaw, GA – 0

While performing a low high-speed pass at 200 ft. agl over runway 27, the airplane experienced an extreme vibration and veered to the right. The pilot climbed to 1,000 ft. agl, reduced the power to idle, and the engine then quit. He initiated a forced landing in a field north of the airport. During the […]

1996 – N637KM – Michael Hampson – Velocity SE/FG – Dublin, GA – 0

While en route the pilot first heard engine roughness, then observed high oil temperature indication and experienced momentary binding of the aileron flight controls. The engine oil temperature reached the maximum red line and also the engine began to run rough. He performed a forced landing in a field and during the landing roll, the […]

1992 – N8101S – Richard Bartram – Velocity SE/FG – Savannah, GA – 0

The engine quit during cruise flight, at 6500 feet, while the pilot was operating vfr on top. After descending below the clouds he observed swampy terrain and the savannah river. The airplane was landed in the river and incurred substantial damage. The pilot was recovered by a coast guard helicopter. Subsequent examination of the engine […]