Beechcraft 58 N333TQ

Summary

On 9 September 1983 at about 03:30 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N333TQ was involved in an accident near Chamblee, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 September 1983 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chamblee, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Dekalb-Peachtree (PDK)

Coordinates

33.9001, -84.2992

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N333TQ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Birmingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL83LA362

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO A CABIN DOOR OPENING. THE CFI SAID THAT MORE THAN HALF THE RWY REMAINED WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED AND THE RIGHT DOOR POPPED OPEN AT 91 MPH. ONE ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CLOSE THE DOOR BEFORE THE PLT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFTOVERRAN THE RWYS END AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT HIT A WINDROW. THE BRAKES WERE EXAMINED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THE OPERATION WAS NORMAL. THE BRAKES REPORTEDLY 'FADED' FROM OVER HEATING DURING THE ABORT. THE ACFT HANDBOOK STATES 'THAT WHEN AN UNLATCHED DOOR OPENS DURING TAKEOFF.....FLT CHARACTERISTICS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED EXCEPT FOR A REDUCTION INPERFORMANCE. RETURN TO THE FIELD IN A NORMAL MANNER.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.