Hamlin John D CH701 N9040W

Summary

On 16 July 2011 at about 20:00 local time, a Hamlin John D CH701 registered N9040W, operated by Shawn D, Bennett, was involved in an accident near Paxton, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 July 2011 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Paxton, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Paxton Airport (1C1)

Coordinates

40.4486, -88.1278

Aircraft

Hamlin John D CH701

Registration

N9040W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Shawn D, Bennett

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paxton → Paris

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA486

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's decision to takeoff with a tailwind in high density altitude conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during departure with a slight, quartering tailwind, the airplane did not continue climbing or gain altitude due to the high density altitude. The airplane started to descend and he realized that he would not clear the powerlines at the end of the runway, so he banked the airplane to the left and made a hard landing in the grass which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall, lower forward fuselage, and rudder. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.