# NTSB ATL88LA098: Beech 77, N623CH, Concord, GA, February 21, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 21, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Concord, GA
- Coordinates: 33.090766, -84.429634 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0908&lon=-84.4296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7710/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA098

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather evaluation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff - roll/run
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted
  - object - fence post

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N623CH-2014-11-26), registration cancelled 2014-11-26, S/N WA-41, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Registry model: [Beech 77](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (registry code 1153007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: WA-41
- Airframe hours: 2122
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880221004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880221004799A), Feb 21, 1988: Beech 77, Concord, GA, Substantial damage. Dragged wing on takeoff when crosswind lifted other wing. Aborted. Veered off runway. Hit a fence.

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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