# NTSB Accident ERA20LA077
> **Velocity Elite RG** · 2020-01-14 · St. Petersburg, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA077
- **Event ID:** 20200115X81659
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-01-14
- **Location:** St. Petersburg, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.764999, -82.626945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Velocity
- **Model:** Elite RG
- **Registration:** N78BM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A failure of the propeller pitch change electric motor, which resulted in an improper setting for takeoff and a subsequent runway overrun. Also causal was the inadequate maintenance and inspection of the propeller system and the pilot’s failure to follow the propeller manufacturer’s pretakeoff guidance, which would have indicated that the propeller was not in the takeoff position. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to depart with a tailwind.

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