# Accident 20230627016549A: Shea Patrick VELOCITY XLRG, Tahlequah, OK, June 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2023, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tahlequah, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9154° N, 94.9700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9154&lon=-94.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340XL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340XL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shea Patrick VELOCITY XLRG (registry code 056145Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/shea-patrick-velocity-xlrg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHEA PATRICK VELOCITY XLRG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230627016549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD BEEN ENROUTE FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AND WAS CLIMBING TO AN ALTITUDE OF 10,500 MSL TO TRY AND LOWER THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE.  THE ENGINE (DURING THE CRUISE CLIMB) STARTED TO HAVE A POWER LOSS.  THE PILOT CHECKED THE MAGNETOS AND ADJUSTED THE POWER, THEN THE ENGINE QUIT SUDDENLY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PILOT GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN, TRYING TO MAKE TALLEQUAH AIRPORT IN OKLAHOMA.  HE COULDN'T MAKE THE AIRPORT, AND HE LANDED IN A FIELD WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD PLENTY OF FUEL ON BOARD AND THE FUEL WAS NOT CONTAMINATED.  TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD ABOUT THREE (3) HOURS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE PILOT DID A RUNUP AND THE ENGINE RAN FINE AND THE MAGNETOS WERE BOTH GOOD. HE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT, AND THERE WERE NOT ANY NEGATIVE FINDINGS.

## 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 CEN23LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA268), Jun 27, 2023: Velocity Velocity XL (N340XL), Tahlequah, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total 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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