- Date
- July 20, 1984, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Greenwood, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N27JDde Havilland DHC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840720033709A
- Case key
- 6290
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Analysis
Witnesses observed the acft become airborne and accelerate low over the rwy. At the end of the private strip the acft entered a 30 to 40 deg nose high attitude climbing to aprx 1,000 ft. the acft then rolled right as the nose dropped and continued to roll until impact. Ground contact occurred in about a 45 deg nose down and 45 deg left wing down attitude. Post crash fire consumed most of the wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27JD
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 157-195
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Walter W. Mcneer III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Destination
- Greenwood, MS
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 19,458 total · 7 in this make and model · 19,274 as pilot in command · 189 in the last 90 days · 79 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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