# Incident 19790126003449I: Beech G18S, Buffalo, NY, January 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N400NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400NA-1985-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 700 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/19790126003449I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO VIBRATION AND LOSS OF OIL. A CYLINDER HAD SPLIT AND SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N400NA (2)

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

- [Accident 19830811040629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830811040629A), Aug 11, 1983: Beech G18S (N400NA), Evart, MI, Destroyed. Right engine backfiring, lifted off beyond end of runway. Hit trees wires poles on climb and forced landing on a rd
- [Incident 19830505032059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830505032059I), May 5, 1983: Beech G18S (N400NA), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft swerved off runway due to a locked brake disc. Came to rest in an upright position. Right tire blow.

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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