42.8864° N, 78.8784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 25, 1978 · 07:23 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
CGSCM
Reported as
Swrngn SA26/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total500 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.
While taxiing for takeoff fire warning light came on. Smoke from engine. Plug came out of engine.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SMOKE FROM ENGINE. PLUG CAME OUT OF ENGINE.