Morris George Velocity 173RG accident near St. Augustine, FL
On July 31, 2008, a Morris George Velocity 173RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 31, 2008
- Place
- St. Augustine, FL
- Aircraft
- Morris George Velocity 173RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.956°N, 81.337°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080825X01308
NTSB summary
On July 31, 2008, at about 1438 eastern daylight time, an amateur built Velocity 173RG, N269VE, was substantially damaged when it impacted a marsh area during climb out from the St. Augustine Airport (SGJ), St. Augustine, Florida. The commercial certificated pilot, and his passenger, also a certificated commercial pilot, were killed. The local flight was operated as a personal flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. In a statement made to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector by the SGJ tower controller, it was revealed that after the airplane became airborne it made a hard left turn prior to the runway departure end. At that point it appeared to level out momentarily, and then made another hard left turn, impacting a marsh northeast of the SGJ very high frequency omni directional range (VOR). The controller also stated that no "MAYDAY" transmission was received prior to the accident. A witness to the accident reported that the aircraft was "For Sale" and the purpose of the flight was a demonstration to a prospective buyer, who was the passenger. Reportedly, the aircraft was previously tied down outside, on the general aviation ramp at SGJ, and had been inactive for an undetermined extended period of time prior to the accident flight. He watched as the airplane became airborne, ascending normally. At an altitude of about 50 feet the engine lost power and began to surge. The airplane leveled off, began banking to the left, and
Probable cause
A loss of control in flight due to undetermined reasons.
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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.
