# Incident 19781002030859I: Piper PA34200T, Buffalo, NY, October 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1978, 13:45 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N6026H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6026H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 400 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/19781002030859I

## Narrative

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

BROKEN CRANKSHAFT AT 850 HOURS TOTAL ENGINE TIME.

## Other reports on N6026H (2)

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

- [Incident 19911203059739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911203059739I), Dec 3, 1991: Piper PA34200T (N6026H), Selingsgrove, PA. NR1 engine lost oil pressure and failed. Landed at nearest airport. Found hole in lower engine case.
- [Incident 19800619055569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800619055569I), Jun 19, 1980: Piper PA34200 (N6026H), Buffalo, NY. Engine lost power due to cracked fitting in fuel pressure line. Priority landing made. Made go-around.

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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