# Accident 19861028052109A: Piper PA32260, Lawrenceville, GA, October 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1986, 13:03 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N3285W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3285W-1992-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861028052109A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AND A HOUSE. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 ATL87FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA012), Oct 28, 1986: Piper PA-32-260 (N3285W), Lawrenceville, GA, destroyed

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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