2023 – N585V – Richard Harptster – Velocity XL/FG – Lakeland, FL – 0
Gear/brake issue on landing at Sun-n-Fun. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | Kathyrn’s | News 1 | Flight Aware| Click for a larger image
Read MoreGear/brake issue on landing at Sun-n-Fun. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | Kathyrn’s | News 1 | Flight Aware| Click for a larger image
Read MoreForced water landing due to loss of power, Florida Bay, near Bahia Key, FL, seriously injuring the pilot. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | ASN | News 1 | Flight Aware| On March 11, 2023, about 1329 eastern standard time, an amateur-built, experimental Velocity SE RG, N343BD, was […]
Read MoreMain gear did not lock prior to landing. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | Kathyrn’s | News 1 | Flight Aware| Click for a larger image
Read MoreAll we know so far is an off-field landing after “loss of power” with minor injuries but significant damage. Firefighters at 3:47 p.m. were dispatched to the incident in a field off County Road 466. When a crew from Station 40 arrived a short time later, they found a small four-seat ultralight aircraft that had […]
Read MoreInitial word is an aborted take-off with relatively new owner (and new paint job) Barraza Marin. ST. PETERSBURG — An experimental single-engine plane skidded off Runway 7 while attempting to take off from Albert Whitted Airport on Tuesday, authorities said. There were three people aboard the four-seater Velocity 173RG, said St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Lt. […]
Read MoreThe current word is an engine problem on take-off, but that Steve and Susan will recover. Steve had an eariler overrun incident. ST. CLOUD, Fla. — A small plane was found in a field in the St. Cloud area Wednesday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Authorities say the plane is a Velocity XL-RG-5. […]
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