42.8864° N, 78.8784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 29, 1978 · 19:38 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo I
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N61503
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total1,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Main tire blew on landing. Crack found in outer wheel half.
As the FAA filed it
MAIN TIRE BLEW ON LANDING. CRACK FOUND IN OUTER WHEEL HALF.