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FAA incident report · Piper PA31 · Buffalo, NY · August 24, 1978

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Date
August 24, 1978 · 07:25 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CPR
Aircraft
N404CA
Reported as
Piper PA31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total800 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N404CARegistration cancelled Nov 15, 2012 · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-254 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Unable to get safe nose gear light. Intermittent short in indicator.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO GET SAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT. INTERMITTENT SHORT IN INDICATOR.

Other reports on N404CA · 1

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