Beech 58 accident near Chamblee, Georgia, September 9, 1983
On September 9, 1983 at about 3:30 am local time, a Beech 58, registered N333TQ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chamblee, Georgia (Dekalb-Peachtree airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 9, 1983 · about 3:30 am local time
- Place
- Chamblee, Georgia · Dekalb-Peachtree · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · all 58s on the register
- Registration
- N333TQ · no longer on the register · serial TH-507
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.'
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,241 hours in all; 310 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days; 8,014 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,846 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, June 9, 1983; 95 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: BHM Birmingham AL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 20L, 5,001 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:52 am from FTY, 14 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N333TQ the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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