Jorgensen Velocity XL-RG accident near Belvidere, KS
On August 7, 2004, a Jorgensen Velocity XL-RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Belvidere, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 7, 2004
- Place
- Belvidere, KS
- Aircraft
- Jorgensen Velocity XL-RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.390°N, 99.059°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040825X01289
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 7, 2004, at 1021 central daylight time, an amateur-built Jorgensen Velocity XL-RG, N190J, built and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed by a post-accident fire following an in-flight breakup and subsequent explosion near Belvidere, Kansas. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed along the route of flight. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The cross-country flight departed Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) at 1000 and was en route to Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, Florida. At 0923:29 (hhmm:ss), the non-instrument rated pilot contacted Wichita Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) to obtain a visual flight rules (VFR) weather briefing for a flight from DDC to MLB. The pilot stated that his proposed departure time was 1000. The briefer told the pilot that an instrument flight rules (IFR) advisory was issued for the western one-third of Kansas and that DDC was currently reporting marginal VFR weather conditions. The pilot asked for and was provided the current weather conditions for Tulsa, Oklahoma. The pilot then asked about the marginal VFR conditions at DDC and was told that the conditions would continue until 1200. The pilot asked for and was provided the forecasted winds aloft for 6,000 and 9,000 feet mean sea level (msl). The briefing concluded with a discussion concerning the temporary flight restrictions (TFR) along the proposed route of flight. The pilot did not file a flight plan during
Probable cause
The non-instrument rated pilot's VFR flight into known instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in an inverted flat spin, in-flight breakup, and explosion.
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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.
