# NTSB Accident ERA11FA504
> **HUTCHINSON KENNETH A VELOCITY RG** · 2011-09-25 · Sanford, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA504
- **Event ID:** 20110925X65804
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-09-25
- **Location:** Sanford, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.591945, -79.092224
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUTCHINSON KENNETH A
- **Model:** VELOCITY RG
- **Registration:** N360TV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 with trees and terrain shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent experience.

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