# Incident 19780425011799I: Beech 200BEECH, Buffalo, NY, April 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1978, 15:50 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N936S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N936S-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1,650 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/19780425011799I

## Narrative

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

FLAME OUT AT FL180 LEFT ENGINE. FOUND MAIN OIL PUMP SHAFT HAD SHEARED AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

## Other reports on N936S (1)

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

- [Accident 19851017052569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851017052569A), Oct 17, 1985: Beech H18 (N936S), Osage Beach, MO, Destroyed. Landed short of runway after encountering a downdraft on final approach. Gear and one engine knocked off.

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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