SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                               
                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 9, 1997


                          BUCKHEAD AMERICA CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                         Commission File Number 0-22132


          Delaware                                         58-2023732
(State or other jurisdiction of                (IRS Employer Identification No.)
       incorporation)




     4243 Dunwoody Club Drive,
           Suite 200                                             30350
        Atlanta, Georgia                                       (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)




        Registrant's telephone number including area code (770) 393-2662
 

 
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Not Applicable





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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

     Reference is hereby made to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement (No.
33-97046) on Form S-8 and  Registration  Statement  (No.  333-05313) on Form S-3
filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  on
September 18, 1995 and June 5, 1996, respectively.

     The  Registrant  is  filing  this  Current  Report  on Form 8-K to file the
Consent of  Independent  Auditors'  for the  inclusion  in the above  referenced
Registration  Statements of, the  accountants'  report dated April 11, 1997 with
respect  to their  audit of the  financial  statements  of  Hatfield  Inn,  Inc.
contained  in  the  Registrant's  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  filed  with  the
Commission  concurrently  herewith.  The Consent of Independent  Auditors is set
forth in Exhibit 23.1 hereto.

ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

          (a) Financial Statements.

              Not applicable.

          (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

              Not applicable.

          (c) Exhibits


Exhibit
Number                              Description

23.1                       Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP




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                                   SIGNATURES


          Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              BUCKHEAD AMERICA CORPORATION



Date:  June 9, 1997         By:/s/ Robert B. Lee                       
                                 Robert B. Lee, Vice President and Chief
                                 Financial Officer




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number                              Description

23.1                       Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



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