De Havilland DHC-1B N27JD

Summary

On 20 July 1984 at about 14:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-1B registered N27JD was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 July 1984 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenwood, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

33.5097, -90.1909

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-1B

Registration

N27JD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Greenwood

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84FA225

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.