- Date
- February 21, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Concord, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N623CHBeech 77
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880221004799A
- Case key
- 7710
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
PIC obtained wx brief of high winds from northwest with strong gusts. Takeoff was from pvt strip with wind sock which showed wind aligned with rwy 01. As takeoff roll was begun wind shifted to 90 degrees left crosswind. At rotation left wing was lifted by crosswind, right wing stalled due to blanking by fuselage and sudden decrease in relative wind. Right wing tip dragged the sod rwy and acft veered right into a fence. PIC stated he believed crosswind limit was 24-25 KTS. Pilot handbook states demonstrated crosswind is 15 KTS. Rpted gusts exceeded crosswind limit by 8 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N623CH
- Reported as
- Beech 77
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- WA-41
- Airframe hours
- 2,122
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William W. Walker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1987 · 130 hours before
- Destination
- ANB · Anniston, AL
- Airport
- Flying H, runway 1, 2,200 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 54 total · 54 in this make and model · 28 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 26 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.