# NTSB ERA26LA070: Holtaway Robert F Velocity V-TWIN, N22EU, Nashua, NH, December 17, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: December 17, 2025, 14:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: Nashua, NH · Crashed into houses in vicinity of 45 cannongate drive
- Coordinates: 42.783934, -71.500112 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7839&lon=-71.5001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA070
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202185/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA070

## Preliminary report

On December 17, 2025, at 1410 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built Velocity V-Twin airplane, N22EU, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Nashua, New Hampshire. The pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot was flying the airplane in the airport traffic pattern. On his third circuit of the traffic pattern, when turning to the downwind leg, the airplane “steepened its bank and nosed down.” Even after pushing propeller, mixture, and throttle controls full forward, he was unable to arrest the descent and the airplane impacted a densely populated area. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane struck a house and vehicle and came to rest inverted. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors examined the airplane after the accident and observed that the airplane’s fuselage and wings were substantially damaged. Non-volatile memory cards were recovered from avionics onboard the airplane and were retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Holtaway Robert F VELOCITY V-TWIN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05633N5), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22EU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22EU), registered now, S/N VT005, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLTAWAY ROBERT F VELOCITY V-TWIN
- Registry model: [Holtaway Robert F VELOCITY V-TWIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/holtaway-robert-f-velocity-v-twin) (registry code 05633N5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Superior IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (registry code 59251, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: VT005
- Year built: 2015
- Airframe hours: 325
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Team Flyer LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, July 15, 2025
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: ASH, Boire Fld, runway 14, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B, Onboard weather, Handheld GPS, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 4 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter: 29.72 inHg
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KASH, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KASH 171856Z 23004G15KT 10SM BKN045 07/M04 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP065 T00671044

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20251217019169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251217019169A), Dec 17, 2025: Velocity V-TWIN, Nashua, NH, Substantial damage. The pilot and owner had recently had the aircrafts electronic magnetos refurbished, and they had just been refitted to the aircraft. This was to be a test…

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.

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