2009 – N45YV – Olef Simonsen – Velocity SE/FG – Katy, TX – 1

Crashed shortly after installing a new prop. This accident is a little troubling to me, because the available pictures look like it came straight down on it’s roof, which is really odd for a Velocity. Maybe there’s something that the pictures don’t show, but it doesn’t seem to have skidded or tumbled. UPDATE: After reading […]

2009 – N4PE – Brian Michalk – Velocity SE/FG – Cedar Park, TX – 0

Crashed on first flight. Brian’s account is below Today was my first day to fly. Unfortunately it resulted in an off airfield landing. It’s been a long day, and I wanted to get this out there before the FAA notice was posted. I have several theories at this point as to what happened, and I’ll […]

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 – N246RR – Rocket Racer – Velocity SE/FG – Chipley, FL – 0

Apparently they ran out of gas. The pilot stated that he began a landing descent for a planned fuel stop. He reported that the left tank was low, while the right tank had more than one-half tank of fuel. At 7,000 feet msl in the descent, the engine lost power and quit. He was unable […]

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 – N127DH – William Moore – Velocity SE/FG – Williston, FL – 0

Airplane was destroyed damaged in a hard landing in gusty conditions. The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division Accident occurred Saturday, April 12, 2008 in Ocala, FL Probable Cause Approval Date: 05/28/2008 Aircraft: Wim J Huisman Velocity 173 Fixed, registration: N127DH Injuries: 2 Uninjured. NTSB investigators used […]