# Incident 19790428100729I: Beech D55A, Niagara Falls, NY, April 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7166N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7166N-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 250 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/19790428100729I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CYLINDER FAILED AND CAME THROUGH COWLING. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE ON FINAL APPROACH.

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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