Beech 55 accident near Atlanta, Georgia, May 2, 1988
On May 2, 1988 at about 8:10 pm local time, a Beech 55, registered N2025W, was substantially damaged in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia (Hartsfield). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 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
- May 2, 1988 · about 8:10 pm local time
- Place
- Atlanta, Georgia · Hartsfield
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 55
- Registration
- N2025W · no longer on the register · serial TE-15
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,752 hours in all; 78 in this make and model; 58 in the last 90 days; 3,455 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,419 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, March 30, 1988; 21 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,100 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-C7 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Atlanta GA at 8:10 pm
- Destination: Hot Springs AR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 26L, 11,889 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:15 pm from ATL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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