Bowers Velocity SR6E accident near Valkaria, FL
On October 5, 2002, a Bowers Velocity SR6E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Valkaria, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 5, 2002
- Place
- Valkaria, FL
- Aircraft
- Bowers Velocity SR6E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.962°N, 80.560°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021008X05292
NTSB summary
On October 5, 2002, about 1347 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Bowers Velocity SR6E, N954PB, registered to and operated by an individual, impacted the ground near Valkaria, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 local personal flight. The airplane was destroyed. The private-rated pilot was fatally injured. The flight had originated from Valkaria Airport, about 1340. A witness on a nearby golf course said when he first saw the airplane it appeared to be in an "unusual attitude...nose at a high angle of attack." It appeared to him that the airplane was "...within 45 degrees of being completely inverted," but added he "could be mistaken about it being inverted." He heard the engine go to a "high power setting for just a moment, and then go quiet." He watched the airplane as it "nosed over and started down," but lost sight of it as it went below the tree line. He said, in summary, it appeared that the airplane "stalled and became unstable." Another witness who was with the pilot before the flight said, he had picked him up at his hotel in Melbourne, Florida, about 0730, and drove him to Valkaria Airport. They arrived at the airport about 0800 and the pilot spent the morning inspecting his airplane. He said the pilot was concerned that the HSI and the GPS were not working proper. The pilot decided to taxi to the fuel pump and get "enough fuel" for the trip home. He pumped in about 20 additional gallons, 10 on each side, which brought the total fuel to "about two-thirds full." The pi
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent impact with the terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
