19820715029019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Roswell, GA · July 15, 1982

Date
July 15, 1982 · 08:55 local
Place
Roswell, GA
Airport
Dekalb Peachtree
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6868P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FA196
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
742 total8 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Returning due to reported generator problem. Lost control after flying thru localizer and descending below minimums.

As the FAA filed it

RETURNING DUE TO REPORTED GENERATOR PROBLEM.LOST CONTROL AFTER FLYING THRU LOCALIZER AND DESCENDING BELOW MINIMUMS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.