MIA67A0071

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Lawrenceville, GA · January 2, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 2, 1967
Place
Lawrenceville, GA · LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3219ACessna 170B
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120012

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0007   67/1/2    LAWRENCEVILLE,GA    CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1745                    N3219A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GWINNETT COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.19 PERCENT DIAGNOSED AS REPRESENTATIVE OF MARKED INTOXICATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N3219A
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gwinnett County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.