# Accident 20071104829629A: Amtr CH601XL, Farmington, DE, November 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2007, 10:11 local time
- Place: Farmington, DE
- Airport: Chorman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8431° N, 75.6078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8431&lon=-75.6078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601XL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071104829629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES STATED THAT DURING RUNUP AND DURING TAKEOFF THE ENGINE (CORVAIR) SOUNDED NORMAL. TAKEOFF ROLL WAS UNUSUALLY LONG (2800 +/- FT) FROM RUNWAY 34. AIRCRAFT CLIMB PERFORMANCE WAS LACKING, HAVING TO MAKE A RH TURN TO GO AROUND STAND OF TREES. NORMALLY CLIMB WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 FPM. ON THAT DAY, MAYBE 25 TO 50 FPM. DURING TESTING PILOT HAD REPORTEDLY CARRIED BALLAST WEIGHTING UP TO 190 LBS (WIFE WEIGHED 120 LBS). FULL FUEL EQUALED 23 GAL, (123 LBS). MAX ALTITUDE ESTIMATED TO BE 200 FEET MAX. PILOT REPORTEDLY ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SERIES OF LH TURNS AND RETURN TO AIRPORT. BANK ANGLE ESTIMATED TO MOMENTARILY REACH 90 DEGREES BEFORE DROPPING INTO TREES AND EXPLODING. UNABLE TO ESTABLISH WHETHER THE PIC OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING. ALL CALLS WERE UNRETURNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC08LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA024), Nov 4, 2007: Blondin 601HDS (N27S), Farmington, DE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The reason for this occurrence could not be determined.

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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