Amateur-built DHC-1B accident near Greenwood, Mississippi, July 20, 1984
On July 20, 1984 at about 2:00 pm local time, a amateur-built DHC-1B, registered N27JD, was destroyed in an accident near Greenwood, Mississippi. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 20, 1984 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Greenwood, Mississippi · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built DHC-1B
- Registration
- N27JD · registry record · serial 157-195
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 19,458 hours in all; 7 in this make and model; 189 in the last 90 days; 79 in the last 30 days; 19,274 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 1,930 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Destination: Greenwood MS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:48 pm from GWO, 6 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N27JD the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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