# Accident 20110925022729A: Hutchinson Kenneth A VELOCITY RG, Sanford, NC, September 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2011, 12:43 local time
- Place: Sanford, NC
- Airport: Raleigh Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5919° N, 79.0922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5919&lon=-79.0922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360TV-2017-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hutchinson Kenneth A VELOCITY RG (registry code 05624YE, https://openairdocs.org/model/hutchinson-kenneth-a-velocity-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T0-360 series (registry code 41528, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUTCHINSON KENNETH A VELOCITY RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING T0-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA504) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110925022729A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT /^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT.  HE BORROWED JUMPER CABLES FROM THE FBO TO START THE AIRCRAFT AND INFORMED THE LINE PERSONNEL THAT HE WAS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS GOING TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO SEE IF HE COULD FIGURE IT OUT.AT APPROXIMETLY 12:40 P.M. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 03 AT THE TTA AIRPORT AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA TO THE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT.  THE STUDENT PILOT IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT IN A DESCENDING LEFT TURN BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SAW A FIREBALL AND SMOKE.THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN THE WOODED AREA COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE AND SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS FROM THE FIRE.  THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL BY HELICOPTER AND DIED SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING AT THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 ERA11FA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA504), Sep 25, 2011: Hutchinson Kenneth A Velocity RG (N360TV), Sanford, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's intentional flight of his airplane with known mechanical discrepancies (frozen turbocharger waste gate), which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent collision…

## Other reports on N360TV (1)

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

- [Incident 20000102000699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000102000699I), Jan 2, 2000: Amtr VELOCITYRG (N360TV), Silver City, NM, Minor damage. (-23) Right main wheel and brake broke off landing gear upon landing.

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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