# Incident 20250804019579I: Wright T/Bergin S VELCTY 173/RG-XL EL, Sebastian, FL, August 4, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2025, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Airport: Sebastian Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8133° N, 80.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBASTIAN MUNI (X26), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8133&lon=-80.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wright T/Bergin S VELCTY 173/RG-XL EL (registry code 056065C, https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-t-bergin-s-velcty-173-rg-xl-el) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WRIGHT T/BERGIN S VELCTY 173/RG-XL EL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 44 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250804019579I

## Narrative

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

ON 8/4/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800L/2200Z THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF A WRIGHT T/BERGIN S VELCTY 173/RG-XL EL JUST COMPLETED PRACTICING MANEUVERS WEST OF THE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (X26) SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA. HE WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES WEST OF (X26) ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10. THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE CUT OUT 3 TIMES IN 20 TO 30 SECONDS AND THEN SHUTDOWN. HE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET AGL AND HAD LITTLE TIME TO REACT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A LEVEL AREA NEXT TO A CANAL NEAR I95 MILE MARKER 160. JUST SHORT OF THE LEVEL AREA THE PLANE MOVED SIDEWAYS AND CRASH LANDED IN THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT AND THE PILOT EXITED WITH MINOR INJURIES. INVESIGATORS CONFIRMED BOTH WING TANKS WERE HALF FULL CONTAINING A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 35 GALLONS OF FUEL.

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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