# Accident 19880502014649A: Beech 9555, Atlanta, GA, May 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1988, 16:10 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HBTA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2025W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2025W-2019-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 9555
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,752 total, 78 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880502014649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF ROLL. TRIED TO CLOSE AND ABORTED TOO LATE. GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID OVERRUN. COLLAPSED GEAR

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL88FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA162), May 2, 1988: Beech 55 (N2025W), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2025W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900419038189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900419038189I), Apr 19, 1990: Beech 95C55 (N2025W), Mt Comfort, IN. Power failure on descent. Forced landing in field. Mixture control not adjusted correctly. Hydraulic pump leaking.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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