2023 – N2357 – Bobby Ibrahim – Velocity SE/FG – Andrews, NC – 1

2023 – N2357 – Bobby Ibrahim – Velocity SE/FG – Andrews, NC – 1

Engine failure in mountainous terrain on test flight.   | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | ASN | News 1 | News 2 | Other | News 2 – Confirming it was Bobby that we lost in the accident.  Bobby was a super friendly, nice guy, and he will […]

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2014 – N585V – Dick Harpster – Velocity XL/FG – Carthage, NC – 0

2014 – N585V – Dick Harpster – Velocity XL/FG – Carthage, NC – 0

Apparently another main gear failure in an XL/FG.  It seems the C reinforcements are not adequate, and the ‘sock’ type are required. A local pilot escaped injury early Saturday when his Velocity XLFG, a kit-built fixed wing single engine aircraft, crash landed at Gilliam-McConnell Air Field in Carthage. The plane’s owner and pilot Richard Harpster […]

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2011 – N360TV – Kirk Aragon – Velocity SE/FG – Sanford, NC – 1

2011 – N360TV – Kirk Aragon – Velocity SE/FG – Sanford, NC – 1

UPDATE: The NTSB initial report and probable causes are out, the Fayetteville Observer is reporting, and the NTSB is saying that the airplane only had 143 total hours since 1996, that the airplane was out of annual, Kirk’s total flight time was 375 hours, that he was not current, and that the turbo wastegate may […]

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