Holland Travis E VELOCITY accident near Andrews, NC
On April 15, 2023, a Holland Travis E VELOCITY (airplane) was involved in an accident near Andrews, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 15, 2023
- Place
- Andrews, NC
- Aircraft
- Holland Travis E VELOCITY · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.183°N, 83.880°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230415107060
Official records · ERA23FA194
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 15, 2023, about 1039 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Velocity, N2357, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Andrews, North Carolina. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the current airplane owner, who was the fifth owner, the airplane suffered a landing accident in 2004 and was purchased by a salvage facility. That facility removed the engine and avionics, then sold it to the previous owner, who installed a newly overhauled engine equipped with a turbocharger. The current owner purchased the airplane and installed a new propeller and avionics. At the time of the accident, the engine had about 54 hours of operation since overhaul in 2012. Due to the modifications, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) designated airworthiness representative (DAR) inspected the airplane, issued an amended airworthiness certificate with revised operating limitations, and endorsed the airframe logbook on April 1, 2023. The accident flight was the first flight since that endorsement. The current owner added that he was a private pilot with about 90 hours of flight experience, of which about 10 hours were in the make and model airplane. Since he had little experience, he hired the accident pilot to fly the first flight since the modifications/DAR endorsement. The accident pilot inspected the airplane for about 1.5 hours before the accident takeoff. The owner saw the airplane take off on runway 26, a 5,500-ft-long runway,
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to engage the turbocharger for takeoff and his improper decision to continue the takeoff with partial power, rather than reject the takeoff.
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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.
