# Incident 19790505200329I: Boeing 727, Buffalo, NY, May 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- 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: N1909, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1909-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 25
- 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/19790505200329I

## Narrative

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

NOISE AFTER GEAR RETRACTION RESULTED IN UNSCHEDULED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1909 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791224044759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791224044759I), Dec 24, 1979: Boeing 72723 (N1909), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to engine stalls. Replaced compressor bleed valve.

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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