# Accident 20051210029789A: LWFGE, Punta Gorda, FL, December 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9203° N, 81.9906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9203&lon=-81.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N535BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N535BM-2010-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mestas Felix R LWFG-E (registry code 05616OS, https://openairdocs.org/model/mestas-felix-r-lwfg-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LWFGE
- Reported engine: AMTR CHEVYV6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051210029789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 10, 2005 AT 10:00 LOCAL TIME, A VELOCITY LWFG-E, N535BM, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (PGD) IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA06LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA028), Dec 10, 2005: Mestas Felix R Velocity LWFG-E (N535BM), Punta Gorda, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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