Flying H Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Concord, Georgia 30206
Sunday, February 21, 1988 15:00 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

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.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/21/1988
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City CONCORD
Event State GEORGIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 30206
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport FLYING H
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1500 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 330
Weather Observation Facility ID ATL
Elevation of weather observation facility 1063
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 30
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 25
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 10
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 320
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 23
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 274
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 22 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 800
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 36004
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 11:32AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N623CH
NTSB Number ATL88LA098
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model 77
Aircraft Series Identifier 77
Aircraft Serial Number WA-41
Certified Max Gross Weight 1675
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 1 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 130
Airframe Hours 2122
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WILLIAM W. WALKER
Aircraft Owner Street Address ROUTE 5 BOX 808
Aircraft Owner City TALLEDEGA
Aircraft Owner State AL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 35160
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address ROUTE 1, BOX 2115
Operator City PELL CITY
Operator State AL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 35125
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1500
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code ANB
Destination City ANNISTON
Destination State AL
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 1
Runway Length 2200
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --