# Accident 19970201001079A: Amtr VELOCITY, Valkaria, FL, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997, 12:26 local time
- Place: Valkaria, FL
- Airport: Valkaria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0296° N, 80.6010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0296&lon=-80.6010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525V-2000-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richards William A VELOCITY 173 RG (registry code 05624YJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-william-a-velocity-173-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 956 total, 81 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201001079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER IN PATTERN. STRUCK TREES ON FINAL SHORT OF RUNWAY. ENGINE RAN NORMAL IN POST ACCIDENT TEST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA078), Feb 1, 1997: Richards Velocity 173 RG (N525V), Valkaria, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N525V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960624047169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960624047169A), Jun 24, 1996: N525V, Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) Airman attempted takeoff on runway too short for requirements of the aircraft. Airman admitted inadequate compensation for density altitude. Aircraft ran…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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