REFLECTOR: Velocity fatality

[richard at riley.net]

>DESCRIPTION
>   ACFT REPORTED TO HAVE EXPLODED IN FLIGHT UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, ONE
>   PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, 10 SOUTH
>OF
>   BELVIDERE, KS

I'm forwarding this from the canard-aviators mailing list.  Please remember 
that witnesses in cases like this are often extremely unreliable.  We 
should know fairly soon if the wings are found with the remains of the 
aircraft.

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To: <canard-aviators at yahoogroups.com>
From: "James Jorgensen" <gravit8 at peoplepc.com>
Subject: [c-a] for the record

My father passed away flying his Velocity XL RG N190J Saturday (August 7th) 
morning at 10:30 local time , 60 miles SE of Dodge City, Kansas. In order 
to forestall speculation based on likely press reports I'll report what I 
know, when I know it. Witness accounts relayed by the responding officer 
suggest his plane emerged from the overcast in a spiral, with the wings 
departing the aircraft and an explosion occurring prior to impact with terrain.

I have my theories about what happened, but I won't know until I get more 
information from the NTSB and see the site myself on tuesday/wednesday.

James Jorgensen
Varieze N388DT