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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E55 · Atlanta, GA · March 18, 1981

Date
March 18, 1981 · 10:44 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7237R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKG11
Reported as
Beech E55
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,904 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made hard landing during thunderstorm. Collapsed left main gear. Ground-looped off runway.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD LANDING DURING THUNDERSTORM. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR. GROUND-LOOPED OFF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.