Blondin 601HDS N27S

Summary

On 4 November 2007 at about 15:11 local time, a Blondin 601HDS registered N27S, operated by Raymond Blondin, was involved in an accident near Farmington, Delaware, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 November 2007 at 15:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Farmington, Delaware, United States

Nearest airport

Chorman Airport (D74)

Coordinates

38.8431, -75.6078

Aircraft

Blondin 601HDS

Registration

N27S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Raymond Blondin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmington → Crisfield

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08LA024

2 people died.

The reason for this occurrence could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses described the engine sound during the takeoff roll and initial climb as "normal," "strong," and continuous with no interruption. The takeoff roll was "much longer than usual" and the airplane used about two thirds of the 3,588 feet of paved runway before it began a very shallow climb. The airplane drifted right of the runway centerline and flew around the east side of a grove of trees off the departure end. The airplane then banked to its left "in an apparent attempt to return to the airport," turned to the west, disappeared from view behind the trees, and then reappeared above the trees in a steep left bank. According to one witness, "[The airplane] popped up in a very steep left bank (both wings were vertical like a knife edge)." The airplane then disappeared from view, the sounds of impact were heard, and a large smoke plume appeared. No usable information could be gathered from the cockpit, nor could control continuity be established due to extensive fire damage. Examination of aerial photographs revealed that the airport and the grove of trees were surrounded by flat, open, cultivated fields suitable for forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.