# Accident 20170727015619A: Smith David B CH 701 SP, Laddonia, MO, July 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2017, 04:53 local time
- Place: Laddonia, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3344° N, 91.6858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3344&lon=-91.6858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701XL-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith David B CH 701 SP (registry code 05615TR, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-david-b-ch-701-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH DAVID B CH 701 SP
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 102 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170727015619A

## Narrative

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

THE SPORT PILOT DEPARTED MEXICO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMYJ) IN AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT AT 0943Z (0443CST) 27 JULY 2017 WITH A DESTINATON TO OSHKOSH, WI. THE FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE NIGHT VFR IN THE HOUR LEADING UP TO THE DEPARTURE AND RAPIDLY DETERIATED TO IFR PRIOR TO THE TIME OF DEPARTURE.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LEVEL CROP COVERED TERRAIN 14 MILES NORTHEAST (030 DEGREES) FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE GROUND SCAR BEGAN WITH THE GREEN POSITION LIGHT LENS FOLLOWED AT 25' BY A HEAVY IMPACT MARK IMPRESSION FROM THE NOSE WHEEL AND ENGINE/PROPELLER.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD AS THE ENGINE DEPARTED AND CABIN COMPARTMENT EMPTIED IT'S CONTENTS ALONG THE 304' DEBRIS PATH.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT FORCES AND BEING EJECTED FROM THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 CEN17FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA288), Jul 27, 2017: Zenith CH701SP (N701XL), Laddonia, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off at night and continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. which resulted in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented and losing control of the…

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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