# Accident 20080731855149A: Morris 173RGVELCITY, St Augustine, FL, July 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2008, 14:38 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9556° N, 81.3372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9556&lon=-81.3372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269VE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269VE-2010-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morris George E VELOCITY 173RG (registry code 05603BC, https://openairdocs.org/model/morris-george-e-velocity-173rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MORRIS 173RGVELCITY
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080731855149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C MADE AN INTERSECTION B1 T/O ON RW 13.  BETWEEN 50 AND 200 FT. A PARTIAL OR FULL LOSS OF POWER DEVELOPED.  A/C STARTED DESCENDING LEFT TURN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING LOW ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN RW AND OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE ABOUT 600 FT.  FIRST WITNESSES AT SCENE DID NOT SMELL OR SEE SIGNS OF FUEL EVEN THOUGH FUEL TANKS AND RELATED FUEL LINES, ETC, HAD BEEN OPENED IN THE A/C'S DESTRUCTION.

## 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 MIA08LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA152), Jul 31, 2008: Morris George Velocity 173RG (N269VE), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control in flight due to undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N269VE (1)

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

- [Incident 20070717013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070717013839I), Jul 17, 2007: Amtr 173RGVELCITY (N269VE), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. (-23) After local flight pilot landed aircraft. After landing he felt an unusual vibration. The pilot thought the landing gear was going to collapse and…

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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