# NTSB ATL83FA012: Cessna 182P, N52333, Conyers, GA, October 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: October 16, 1982, 17:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place: Conyers, GA
- Location: 33.6574° N, 83.9841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conyers, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6574&lon=-83.9841&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70334/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA012

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - intentional, pilot in command
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - buzzing - intentional, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING LOW PASSES. DURING ON OF THESE LOW PASSES AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES, TREES AND A TENNIS COURT. PILOTS BLOOD ETHANOL LEVEL WAS 214 MG PERCENT. THE PILOT HAD NOT BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION BY THE OWNER TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52333](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52333-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 18262535, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18262535
- Airframe hours: 695
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R-25A 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Lucas, Thomas Clifford II
- Registered owner: Gobel Mattingly/Oakwood Farms
- Departed: COVINGTON, GA
- Destination: COVINGTON, GA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 153 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTY, 25 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821016052939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821016052939A), Oct 16, 1982: Cessna 182P, Conyers, GA, Destroyed. Intoxicated student pilot in a unauthorized use of a complex aircraft. Struck wires and trees while buzzing area.

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.

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