2016 – N916TC – Mohamed Nasr – Velocity XL/RG – Sebastian, FL – 0

2016 – N916TC – Mohamed Nasr – Velocity XL/RG – Sebastian, FL – 0

Apparently Mohamed and his son were on-board and departing for Airventure in Oshkosh when the engine lost power and they went through trees on the departure end of the runway at Sebastian/the Factory. Luckily both were Ok. A small plane crashed Saturday morning on the Sebastian Municipal Airport property The plane crashed on the airport […]

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2015 – N112TH – Andrew Liptak – Velocity SE/RG – Sebastian, FL – 0

2015 – N112TH – Andrew Liptak – Velocity SE/RG – Sebastian, FL – 0

I’m not yet sure about the tail number, but based on the color scheme, and the fact this airplane was for sale, it seems right. I’ll update this when the NTSB report drops. It looks like from the reporting that the copilot door opened on takeoff, and he tried to return to the airport. I’m […]

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2014 – N360VT – Rick Hayes-Roth – Velocity Twin/RG – Sebastian, FL – 0

2014 – N360VT – Rick Hayes-Roth – Velocity Twin/RG – Sebastian, FL – 0

Apparently one of the Twin’s engines was not making good RPM, and after floating he was not able to successfully go around. The airplane was substantially damaged, but Rick was not injured. | Wiki | NTSB Factual | NTSB Final | News |

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

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. […]

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2003 – N51576 – Sam DaSilva – Velocity SE/FG – Sebastian, FL – 0

2003 – N51576 – Sam DaSilva – Velocity SE/FG – Sebastian, FL – 0

Engine failure with serious injuries. | FAA | NTSB Final | News | On July 1, 2003, about 1240 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Velocity, N51576, registered to a private individual, experienced a total loss of engine power during cruise flight near Sebastian, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan […]

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Head Start Recap

Head Start Recap

Beth and I spent the week of 10 June to 18 June (2002) in Sebastian in the Head Start program at the Service Center. We had a great trip, and worked our butts off. Unfortunately, we didn’t really get to do the whole Florida-Tourist thing, but with the weather being pretty stormy the whole trip, […]

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