# Accident 20100718038349A: Piper J-3C, Buckhead, GA, July 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2010, 17:30 local time
- Place: Buckhead, GA
- Airport: Duck Pond
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8806° N, 83.5806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8806&lon=-83.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98342-2023-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3C (registry code 7100503, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3C
- Reported engine: CONTINTINAL A&C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100718038349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRFIELD DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER APPROACHING.  WHEN ON BASE LEG, THE PILOT NOTICED DONKEYS ON THE RUNWAY.  HE INITIATED A GO AROUND, AND WHILE GOING AROUND THE PILOT REPORTED A MICROBURST THAT FORCED HIM INTO THE TOPS OF THE TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED JUST INSIDE THE TREELINE AND DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA10CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA366), Jul 18, 2010: Piper J-3C (N98342), Buckhead, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with a downdraft during a go-around, resulting in a collision with trees and the ground.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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