# Accident 20020627014789A: Amtr VELOCITY, Theodore, AL, June 27, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 27, 2002, 12:45 local time - Place: Theodore, AL - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.5222° N, 88.1497° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5222&lon=-88.1497&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2214W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2214W) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Fay David VELOCITY ELITE (registry code 056109G, https://openairdocs.org/model/fay-david-velocity-elite) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA134) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627014789A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 27, 2002, AT 1245 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A DAVID FAY VELOCITY ELITE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N2214W, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THEODORE, ALABAMA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO THE MOBILE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, EN ROUTE TO HOUSTON, TEXAS, WITH AN INTENDED FUEL STOP IN HAMMOND, LOUISIANA. THE PILOT STATED TO DEPUTIES HE NOTICED A LOW FUEL INDICATION AND ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO ST. ELMO AIRPORT IN ST. ELMO, ALABAMA. A WITNESS ON THE GROUND ABOUT HALF A MILE FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE STATED HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE FLYING AND SAW IT CIRCLE AROUND THE FIELD. THE WITNESS STATED HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE SPUTTER AND MAKE A POPPING NOISE AS IT DESCENDED, THEN HE SAW AND HEARD IT COLLIDE WITH THE GROUND. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN THE BUSHES ON THE WEST EDGE OF A PEANUT FIELD ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF ST. ELMO AIRPORT. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE LEFT WING WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME. (-23) ON JUNE 27, 2002 AT 1245 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME MR. DAVID FAY WAS FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N2214W FROM SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA TO HOUSTON, TEXAS. WHILE ENROUTE MR. FAY NOTICED HE HAD A LOW FUEL INDICATION AND ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO ST. ELMO AIRPORT IN ST. ELMO, ALABAMA. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE FLYING AND SAW IT CIRCLE AROUND THE FIELD, HE HEARD IT SPUTTER AND MAKE POPPING NOISE AS IT DESCENDED, THEN SAW AND HEARD IT HIT THE GROUND. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN THE BUSHES ON THE WEST EDGE OF A PEANUT FIELD 6 MILES EAST OF ST. ELMO AIRPORT. MR. FAY WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. ## 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 ATL02LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA134), Jun 27, 2002: Fay Velocity Elite (N2214W), Theodore, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning for required fuel resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was unsuitable terrain. ## Other reports on N2214W (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20230317004749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230317004749A), Mar 17, 2023: Fay David VELOCITY ELITE (N2214W), Fort Mohave, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed henderson executive airport, NV (hnd) en route to Sun Valley Airport, AZ (A20) at approximatley 1200 hours local time. Flight to A20 was… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.