# Incident 19781113026919I: Boeing 727, Buffalo, NY, November 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1978, 12:49 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- 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: N9062U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9062U-1996-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 49
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19781113026919I

## Narrative

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

LOST GENERATOR IN FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND FAULTY GENERATOR DRIVE.

## Other reports on N9062U (1)

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

- [Incident 19820117004169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117004169I), Jan 17, 1982: Boeing 737222 (N9062U), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due loss of engine power. Ice build up on both engines inlet intakes. Guide vanes.

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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