# Howe Cory VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05602SJ
- Manufacturer (registry): HOWE CORY
- Model: VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/howe-cory-velocity-173-rg-elte

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW98FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA165), Mar 26, 1998: Velocity 173 RG Elite (N173VE), N. Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate fusion between the valve stem and head due to inadequate quality control during construction of the exhaust valve for the number three cylinder. A contributing factor was the lack of…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Morgan Robert A VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE](https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-robert-a-velocity-173-rg-elte): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056049K
- [Bennett Kirkland E VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bennett-kirkland-e-velocity-173-rg-elte): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05602VW
- [Murphy Gary L VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE](https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-gary-l-velocity-173-rg-elte): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05603VK

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