33.9373° N, 84.2056° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Norcross, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 5, 1987 · 18:00 local
Place
Norcross, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3841Y
Reported as
Beech 77
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,020 total200 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed on a highway after engine ran rough and lost power. Cylinder had low compression, spark plug was fouled.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED ON A HIGHWAY AFTER ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND LOST POWER. CYLINDER HAD LOW COMPRESSION, SPARK PLUG WAS FOULED.