2008 – N415MK – Mike Killgore – Velocity SE/RG – Las Vegas, NV – 3

Mack Murfree was test flying this plane for Mike, when he apparently suffered a loss of power and crashed into a house off the end of the North Las Vegas airport. Here’s a brief news account. (NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada) — An experimental plane taking off from North Las Vegas Airport crashed into a home, […]

2008 – N269VE – Gary Forhan – Velocity SE/RG – St. Augustine, FL – 2

N269VE was up for sale, and this flight was apparently to show it to a prospective customer. It went down in a swamp. Below is a brief news account. 2 Dead In Plane Crash At St. Augustine Airport POSTED: Thursday, July 31, 2008 St. Augustine plane crash ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The owner of an […]

2008 – N244CU – Ulrich Christen – Velocity XL/RG – Titusville, FL – 3

More to come on this one, but the current story is that Uli’s Velocity landed and collided with RV-8 (circumstances not entirely clear yet). The 2 persons in the RV were killed, and Uli and his passenger were badly burned (Uli’s passenger has since succumbed to his injuries). Here’s a brief news account below. A home […]

2007 – N173ES – Tom Martino – Velocity SE/RG – Watkins, CO – 0

Here is a sad sight, Tom Martino’s distinctive Velocity SE/RG landed out, apparently after a power board by Wayne Lanza’s Composite Design failed and shut off the electric to his Light Speed Ignition systems (both sides). UPDATE: This plane is back in the air, courtesy of her new owner Ken Mishler, | FAA | NTSB […]

2006 – N992PC – Unknown – Velocity XL/RG – Modesto, CA – 0

Gear up landing. On July 11, 2006, about 1133 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Velocity 173/RG-XL, N992PC, had a landing gear collapse during a hard landing at Modesto City Airport, Modesto, California. The pilot/owner/builder was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; […]

2006 – N289AE – Antontio Espinal – Velocity XL/RG – Millbrook, NY – 0

Apparently the jet was brought to idle on final, and once the pilot realized he was below the glideslope, could not get the engine to spool quickly enough to make the runway Antonio mentioned that he traded off precious air speed in order to climb and clear trees on the approach. Once clear of […]