Waco WMF accident near Chamblee, Georgia, August 6, 1998
On August 6, 1998 at about 11:50 am local time, a Waco WMF, registered N723SR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chamblee, Georgia (Dekalb Peachtree Airport). It was a personal 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
The pilot's excessive taxi speed and excessive braking action that resulted in a nose over.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 6, 1998 · about 11:50 am local time
- Place
- Chamblee, Georgia · Dekalb Peachtree Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Waco WMF
- Registration
- N723SR · registry record · serial F5C070
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot had completed a series of touch and go landings, and was exiting the runway when the airplane nosed over. During an interview with the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector, the pilot reported that he may have been moving too fast, and he may have applied heavy braking as he attempted to taxi off of the runway. The pilot stated that all aircraft systems operated normally, and he had not experienced a mechanical problem with the airplane.
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: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,634 hours in all; 95 in this make and model; 91 in the last 90 days; 28 in the last 30 days; 2,263 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 136 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 24, 1998; 7 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Jacobs R-755-B2 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PDK at 12:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 2L, 4,000 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:52 am from PDK, 360 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 N723SR the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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