# Accident 19820715029019A: Piper PA24250, Roswell, GA, July 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1982, 08:55 local time
- Place: Roswell, GA
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9308° N, 84.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9308&lon=-84.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6868P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6868P-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 742 total, 8 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820715029019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA196), Jul 15, 1982: Piper PA-24-250 (N6868P), Roswell, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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