# Accident 19880505013119A: Piper PA28161, Lawrenceville, GA, May 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1988, 11:10 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N8205A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8205A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 24 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880505013119A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT TRIED TO LAND IN EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND. BALLOONED TO 30 FEET AGL STALLED AND CRASHED IN LEVEL ATITUDE.

## 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

## Other reports on N8205A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20221112018079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221112018079I), Nov 12, 2022: Piper PA-28-161 (N8205A), Myakka City, FL, Minor damage. On 11/12/2022, at 1630 EST, [privacy data omitted] a Piper PA-28-161, ser# 28-8316048, [privacy data omitted] lost power and landed in field about 15 miles…

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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