ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 306190
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| Date: | 24-JAN-2023 |
| Time: | c. 16:11 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Spalding Mill Aircraft LLC |
| Registration: | N7470R |
| MSN: | 28-22135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | I-985 Northbound, near Buford, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Briscoe Field, GA (LZU/KLZU) |
| Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Briscoe Field, GA (LZU/KLZU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following a loss of engine power, a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee force landed on I-985 Northbound, near Buford, Georgia. The aircraft received substantial damage to its right wing and the nosewheel collapsed.
The two occupants onboard were not injured.
Sources:
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/small-plane-emergency-landing-interstate-gwinnett-county
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/plane-makes-emergency-landing-i-985-gwinnett-county/NTD6SA7YUBEGDEGKDAXPK7K64Y/
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/01/24/report-plane-i-985-woodward-mill-road/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7470R
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa0ef3&lat=34.069&lon=-84.026&zoom=13.0&showTrace=2023-01-24&leg=2
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N7470R
https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000745302.html (photo)
Location
Media:
The plane that made an emergency landing along I-985 in Gwinnett County has been towed to a nearby parking lot. The FAA says 2 people were onboard & firefighters tell us no one was injured. @FOX5Atlanta pic.twitter.com/BqqnKX6Tur
— Brittany Edney (@BrittanyEdney) January 24, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2023 22:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 25-Jan-2023 01:26 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Jan-2023 09:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2023 16:30 | johnwg | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2023 18:03 | vasilf | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
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