Piper PA-22-150 accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia, February 21, 1985
On February 21, 1985 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-22-150, registered N1613P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia (Gwinnett CO. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 21, 1985 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Lawrenceville, Georgia · Gwinnett CO.
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150 · all PA-22-150s on the register
- Registration
- N1613P · no longer on the register · serial 22-2427
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
STUDENT PILOT BOUGHT ACFT PREVIOUS DAY, ASKED INSTRUCTOR TO FLY ACFT WITH HIM TO HOME AIRPORT. CFI DELAYED EN ROUTE TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO. ON GO AROUND ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER AND ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. DURING SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW PIC/CFI TOLD FAA INSPECTOR HE NOTED THAT FULL FLAPS WERE STILL EXTENDED AFTER THE ACFT LIFTED OFF. WHEN HE RAISED THE FLAPS ACFT SETTLED TO RUNWAY. ACFT WAS GROUND-LOOPED TO AVOID RUNNING OFF RUNWAY END.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,000 hours in all; 9 in this make and model; 34 in the last 90 days; 39,207 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 4, 1984; 19 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PDK Atlanta GA
- Destination: 84A Cumming GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0, 4,000 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 11 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:48 pm from PDK, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1613P the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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