# Incident 19780103001019I: Piper PA28R180, Buffalo, NY, January 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1978, 14:50 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Air Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7670J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7670J-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 70 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780103001019I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N7670J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830426016189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426016189A), Apr 26, 1983: Piper PA28R180 (N7670J), Havana, IL, Destroyed. Reported gear unsafe light. Struck a hill off end of runway on attempted go around. Possible downdraft. Crosswind.
- [Accident 19770213003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213003079A), Feb 13, 1977: Piper PA28R180 (N7670J), Portland, IN, Substantial damage. Carburetor intake air hose, pn 63633-57. Hit fence post during forced landing roll.

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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