# NTSB ATL81DKG08: Beech 58P, N15X, Jenkinsburg, GA, February 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1981
- Place: Jenkinsburg, GA · JENKINSBURG, GA
- Location: 33.3206° N, 84.0373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jenkinsburg, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3206&lon=-84.0373&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0238  81/2/23    JENKINSBURG,GA      BEECH 58P           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1508
        TIME - 1230                    N15X                PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRN PARACHUTE CTR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIDALIA,GA                  JENKINSBURG,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           65                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15X), registered now, S/N TJ-226, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grn Parachute Ctr

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810223007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810223007209A), Feb 23, 1981: Beech 58P, Jenkinsburg, GA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in gusty crosswind. Ran off runway, left wing struck a tree.

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.

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