# Incident 19790902033979I: Beech G18S, Buffalo, NY, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N9374Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9374Y-1991-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 1,000 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/19790902033979I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED ELEVATOR TRIM PROBLEMS. FOUND TRIM CHAIN DIRTY.

## Other reports on N9374Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19820101002979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820101002979I), Jan 1, 1982: Beech G18S (N9374Y), Eustis, FL, 1 fatal. Main chute opened, malfunctioned, was cut away. Parachutist failed to use emergency chute, thick gloves a factor.

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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