2012 – N27TR – Alex Rhodius – Velocity SE/RG – Villa Canas, Argentina – 0

Apparently Alec’s airplane lost power. I think I saw them looking for a new canard on the Reflector as well. On February 28, 2012, about 2140 universal coordinated time, a Ragonese Velocity, United States registration N27TR, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Villa Canas, Argentina. The foreign […]

2011 – N67WR – Robert Malloy – Velocity SE/RG – Sebastian, FL – 0

Another Velocity (N67WR) is down, I don’t yet know which airplane this is, or why it went down (high winds at 20 kts is vague), but it sounds like he just allowed himself to get blown off course and low maybe while doing touch and goes. It would later also go down in this accident. […]

2011 – N9699 – Kevin Carr – Cozy – Aurora, OR – 0

Forced landing due to rough running engine, serious injuries. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | News1 | On September 11, 2010, about 1745 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Savage-Cozy, N9699, airplane, experienced a loss of engine power while in the traffic pattern, and the pilot attempted to land on […]

2010 – N112TH – James Robertson – Velocity SE/RG – Wooster, OH – 0

Apparently Jim ran out of gas. The pilot reported that, prior to departure, the fuel system sight gages indicated he had over 25 gallons of fuel on board; he did not visually check the fuel level in the tanks. Upon reaching his destination, the pilot made a low approach over the runway, climbed, and flew […]

2010 – N144TJ – Richard Huges – Cozy III – Pine Bluff, AR – 0

Canopy came open in flight, landed off airport. The airplane was in cruise flight when the right-side hinged cockpit canopy suddenly opened to about a 90-degree up position. The pilot’s headset and several other loose items in the cockpit exited the airplane. The pilot subsequently experienced a “large vibration” in the engine. With the engine […]

2010 – N68TF – Stephen James – Cozy IV – Las Vegas, NV – 0

Deep stall accident due, apparently, to improper canard incidence. On April 16, 2010, at 0830 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Bibbee Cozy Mark (MK) IV, N68TF, collided with terrain near North Las Vegas, Nevada. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot […]