# NTSB MIA74FKG59: Temco GC-1B, N2428B, Lawrenceville, GA, March 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1974
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA · LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0763  74/3/14    LAWRENCEVILLE,GA    TEMCO GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N2428B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GWINNETT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCEVILLE,GA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ACFT IN LVL ATTITUDE AT GND CTC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2428B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2428B), registered now, S/N 3728, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO GC-1B
- Registry model: [Temco GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (registry code 9230108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gwinnett County

## 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 19740314007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314007849A), Mar 14, 1974: Univac GC1B, Lawrenceville, GA, Substantial damage. Acft in lvl attitude at gnd ctc.

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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