# Accident 19820901067569A: Cessna 170B, Lawrenceville, GA, September 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1982, 20:20 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9529° N, 83.9922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrenceville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9529&lon=-83.9922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3248A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,047 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820901067569A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO TREES BEYOND UNLIT RUNWAY. THUNDERSTORM IN AREA HAD PUT OUT RUNWAY LIGHTS. PILOT MISJUDGMENT FACTOR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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