# NTSB ATL84FA225: de Havilland DHC-1B, N27JD, Greenwood, MS, July 20, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1984, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Greenwood, MS
- Coordinates: 33.509708, -90.190856 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5097&lon=-90.1909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84FA225
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6290/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA225

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: de Havilland DHC-1B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 157-195
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 43; 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840720033709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720033709A), Jul 20, 1984: Dhav DHC1B2S3, Greenwood, MS, Destroyed. Pulled up in steep climb on takeoff. Rolled and dived into ground. Possibly incapacitation from arteriosclerosis.

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.

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