# NTSB ATL81FKG11: Beech E55, N7237R, Atlanta, GA, March 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1981
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0600  81/3/18    ATLANTA,GA          BEECH E55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 19077
        TIME - 1044                    N7237R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PALM BEACH,FL          ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      SPECIAL VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7237R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree

## 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 19810318010699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318010699A), Mar 18, 1981: Beech E55, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Made hard landing during thunderstorm. Collapsed left main gear. Ground-looped off runway.

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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