Cessna 170B N3247A

Summary

On 2 September 1982 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3247A, operated by Franklin A. Buchanan JR., was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 September 1982 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Gwinett County (17A)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N3247A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Franklin A. Buchanan JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stone Mountain → Stone Mountain

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL82FA261

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING THE RETURN FLT TO STONE MOUNTAIN ARPT, THE PLT CONTACTED APPROACH CONTROL & REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE GWINNETT COUNTY ARPT AT LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN GOING AROUND THUNDERSTORMS & IT WAS TURNING DARK. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE PLT ASKED HOW TO TURN ON THE RWY LIGHTS & STATED HE HAD THE ROTATING BEACON IN SIGHT. A CFI AT THE ARPT OBSERVED THE PLANE FLY OVER THE ARPT AT 300 TO 400 FT GENERALLY ALIGNED WITH RWY 7. THE RWY LIGHTS WERE OUT DUE TO THE MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER BEING TRIPPED BY LIGHTNING. THE ACFT WAS THEN OBSERVED ENTERING A WINGS LEVEL, STEEP DESCENT WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL THE ACFT WAS OBSCURED FROM VIEW BY RAIN & FOG. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 1/4 MI EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 7. THE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS IN THE MECHANICAL POSITION CORRESPONDING TO A 40 DEG FLAP SETTING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.