2013 – N33SV- Owens – Velocity SE/RG – Maricopa, AZ – 0

Engine power failure (Subaru). On March 25, 2013, about 1310 mountain standard time, an experimental Owens Velocity 173 airplane, N33SV, experienced a loss of engine power during cruise and made a forced landing on a dirt road near Maricopa, Arizona. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part […]

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 – N360TV – Kirk Aragon – Velocity SE/FG – Sanford, NC – 1

UPDATE: The NTSB initial report and probable causes are out, the Fayetteville Observer is reporting, and the NTSB is saying that the airplane only had 143 total hours since 1996, that the airplane was out of annual, Kirk’s total flight time was 375 hours, that he was not current, and that the turbo wastegate may […]

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 […]

2009 – N92VA – Gunnoe – Velocity SE/FG – Livermore, CA – 0

Right brake overheated and failed on take-off, catching fire in the grass and destroying the airplane. I believe that Dave Dent may have been the test pilot, I think I saw something on this on the Reflector but I can’t find it now. This airplane was in an earlier accident in 2004 (NTSB). The mechanic/pilot […]