# Incident 20070816017339I: Amtr VELITY173ERG, Denver, CO, August 16, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2007, 19:14 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173EX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173EX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martino Thomas G VELCITY 173 ELITE RG (registry code 05618OX, https://openairdocs.org/model/martino-thomas-g-velcity-173-elite-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELITY173ERG
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,843 total, 79 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070816017339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING OUT AFTER TAKEOFF. UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 300FT AGL ON AN EASTERLY HEADING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ABRUPT POWER LOSS. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD. MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N173EX (1)

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

- [Incident 20240101000519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240101000519I), Jan 1, 2024: Martino Thomas G VELCITY 173 ELITE RG (N173EX), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. (Statement from pilot) Upon entering the pattern, I tried to lower the landing gear and upon checking the gear indicator light I observed that the nose gear…

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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