# Incident 19790210006249I: Piper PA28R200, Buffalo, MO, February 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6452° N, 93.0966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6452&lon=-93.0966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6170J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6170J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 7 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/19790210006249I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOWBANK ON SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N6170J (3)

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

- [Incident 19950512015349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950512015349I), May 12, 1995: Piper PA28R200 (N6170J), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot endangered the property (aircraft) of another by failing to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Aircraft landed wheels-up.
- [Incident 19900704035799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704035799I), Jul 4, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N6170J), Springfield, MO. Engine quit on 2 mile final approach due to fuel exhaustion. Forced landing on highway.
- [Incident 19790327011739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327011739I), Mar 27, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N6170J), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after touchdown, nose gear down lock PN67150-03 had 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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