Killgore Velocity accident near North Las Vegas, NV
On August 22, 2008, a Killgore Velocity (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Las Vegas, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 22, 2008
- Place
- North Las Vegas, NV
- Aircraft
- Killgore Velocity · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.197°N, 115.183°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080826X01330
Official records · LAX08LA274
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Audio Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 22, 2008, at 0628 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Killgore Velocity 173RG, N415MK, collided with a residential building after takeoff in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The airplane was registered to the owner/builder, and was being operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The certificated airline transport pilot and two people on the ground were killed. Post impact fire destroyed the airplane and partially burned the residence. The local flight departed North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) at 0627. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. Review of voice communications provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the pilot initially made contact with VGT Air Traffic Control (ATC) and requested to taxi the airplane to the active runway. The ground controller asked the pilot to indicate his direction of flight and confirm that he had the current automatic terminal information service (ATIS) information. The pilot responded, stating that he would be staying within the airport traffic pattern. The ground controller proceeded to give the pilot taxi instructions to the hold short line of runway 7. Once at the hold short line the pilot switched to the tower frequency and established communications with the tower controller. The pilot then requested, "I would like to do a take off, we're ready for takeoff 12 right we'd like to stay in the pattern and right traffic." The controller then gave the pilot taxi instructions to runway 12 right. The pilot proceede
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to the detachment of the engine supercharger drive belt. The detachment resulted from the owner/builder's inadequate installation of the supercharger system and belt-tensioning adjustment.
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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.
