# Incident 19790103001469I: Beech E18S, Buffalo, NY, January 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- 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: N152JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152JB-1994-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,400 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/19790103001469I

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOTICED OIL LEAK AND LOW OIL PRESSUE. #1 OIL COOLER WAS LEAKING.

## Other reports on N152JB (3)

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

- [Incident 19891207064769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891207064769I), Dec 7, 1989: Beech E18S (N152JB), Chicago/West Ch, IL. Oil pressure drop on right engine. Shut engine down and landed. Oil leaking from generator drive housing area.
- [Incident 19840723037359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840723037359I), Jul 23, 1984: Beech E18S (N152JB), Buffalo, NY. Left engine shut down due to surging. Right engine backfired on taxiing. Water in fuel. Sat out in heavy rains.
- [Accident 19770325006319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770325006319A), Mar 25, 1977: Beech E18S (N152JB), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Drag link p/n 404-18845-6 failed.

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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