1997 – N280DM – Daniel Martin – Velocity SE/RG – Mountauk, NY – 0

The pilot flew a 15 minute local flight with a passenger in his homebuilt airplane, and returned to land at the departure airport. He entered a left downwind for runway 24, lowered the landing gear, and extended the speed brakes when he turned final. About 50 feet above the ground when he began to ’round […]

1997 – N444BG -Bob Van Horn – Velocity SE/RG – Goodyear, AZ – 1

While cruising at 4,000 feet during a personal flight, the pilot reported to the air traffic controller that he was about 10 miles from the airport, was experiencing an engine problem, and was declaring an emergency. About 1 minute later, he stated that he had a ‘fire on board.’ The pilot made a forced landing […]

1997 – N525V – Bill Richards – Velocity SE/RG – Valkaria, FL – 0

This airplane was involved in this earlier accident. The pilot stated that the engine lost power while maneuvering. According to the pilot’s statement, ‘everything was operating normal, 2500 RPM, 155 knots…2,000 [feet] MSL.’ He then turned north and ‘the engine quit abruptly…no sputtering or gradual loss of RPM.’ He attempted a force landing at a […]

1996 – N525V – Bill Richards – Velocity SE/RG – Longmont, CO – 0

This airplane would later be involved in this accident. During takeoff, the aircraft failed to achieve sufficient airspeed and overran the departure end of runway 29. Density altitude at the time was 7,500 feet. The pilot said he was aware of a high density altitude, and had purposely serviced the airplane with a partial load […]

Magazine: Kitplanes December 1995 – Directory Issue – 173 Elite

Repint of the December 1995 Directory edtion of Kitplanes with the “173 Elite”, N82VA. Download

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 […]