1990 – N125V – Brian Swing – Velocity – SE/RG – Wimauma, FL – 0

The plt stated that during cruise flt, he felt a severe vibration from the rear of the acft (the acft was a pusher type). He secured the eng. After touchdown in a field during the forced landing, the acft rolled inverted & came to rest. Exam of the acft revealed that a portion of one […]

1989 – N81VA – Carl Pascarell – Velocity – SE/FG – Ponte Vedra, FL – 0

“MultiColor” (previous Big Orange and the Pink Panther) went down while doing deep stall testing. Featured in Sport Aviation in September 1988, September 1991 , and July 1993. The experimental amateur-built acft was on a test flt at 10,000 ft to perform some maneuvers with the cg at the most rearward limits. The acft was […]

1989 – N330RH – Richard Harmon – Velocity SE/FG – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 0

While intentionally performing stalls, the plt was unable to recover the acft from a nose high attitude before colliding with terrain. After the accident, weight & balance calculations could not be performed to determine the c.g. as the plt would not provide the pertinent information. Velocity manufacturer personnel stated the c.g. was aft of the […]

1988 – N128JM – Neil Hunter – Velocity SE/FG – Merritt Island, FL – 0

Neil would later be killed in this accident. While checking the stall characteristics of a homebuilt acft, the acft descended in a stalled condition until crashing into a river. The plt was unable to lower the nose. Investigation revealed that he improperly positioned baffles in the fuel tanks resulting in an increase of 20 gallons. […]