# Accident 19960606012899A: Piper PA28180, Lawrenceville, GA, June 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1996
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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: N8818J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8818J-1997-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606012899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEMS, UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT, TRYING TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD. CRASHED.

## 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 ATL96FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA090), Jun 6, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N8818J), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's failure to follow the emergency procedure for a forced landing, in that the flaps were…

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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