REFLECTOR: Houston Area Velocity
Douglas Holub
douglas.holub at gmail.com
Tue May 12 13:55:14 CDT 2009
The FAA's website shows that the airworthiness certificate was issued in July of 1991. I think the certificate issued in 2006 was the registration for the new owner.
Doug Holub
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From: Chuck Harbert
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Houston Area Velocity
Does anyone know the pilot?. It was a 1991 version with a IO360 Lycoming that wasn't issued a certificate until 2006. The manufacturer builder appears to be someone other than the owner. Is there anything to be learned from this tragic event?
Serial Number SV4101 Type Registration Individual
Manufacturer Name SMYSOR KEVIN Certificate Issue Date 02/06/2006
Model VELOCITY Status Valid
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Type Engine Reciprocating
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code 51270775
MFR Year 1991 Fractional Owner NO
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Registered Owner
Name SIMONSEN OLEF L
Street 7819 BULRUSH CANYON TRL
City KATY State TEXAS Zip Code 77494-2059
County FORT BEND
Country UNITED STATES
FAA Registration Information http://tinyurl.com/qqh2fa
FAA Preliminary Information:
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** Report created 5/11/2009 Record 4 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 45YV Make/Model: EXP Description: VELOCITY
Date: 05/09/2009 Time: 0000
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: HOUSTON State: TX Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD WAS
FATALLY INJURED, 2 MILES FROM HOUSTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TX
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: HOUSTON, TX (SW09) Entry date: 05/11/2009
Posted on www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum
I don't know a lot about the Velocity so I cannot answer your question directly but I did know the pilot very well... He had been a pilot for 20+ years, was IFR and aerobatic trained. Until recently had owned a Christian Eagle as well as the Velocity.
The plane was a 4 seater is about all I know about it other than they are very cool looking. The pilot did not build the airplane but had bought it several years ago and had put many hours on it to both coasts and I know he took it to Canada middle of last year.
I do not know what happened but he had just installed a 3-blade composite adjustable (not constant speed) prop on it yesterday. He had done an initial flight on the new prop, came in to check everything out, and went back up to put 5 hours on it so he could carry passengers again. According to a mutual friend who was at the airport at the time he had been up 4+ hours when they lost contact with him. He had stayed near the airport in case of problem...
I was told that he went down in some heavy woods in the area and they were unable to locate the wreckage from the air. They finally found it this morning with the help of AT&T triangulating his cell phone.
NTSB will have to tell us more.
It is not a good day here at all...
RIP in my friend
Bill in Cypress, Texas
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Andy Millin
amillin at sbcglobal.net
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