# Incident 19791110055179I: Boeing 75, Buffalo, NY, November 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Steffan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N66740, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 75
- People aboard: 1
- 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/19791110055179I

## Narrative

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

DURING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS STRESS LED TO DEFORMITY OF TOP RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. EARLIER FLIP.

## Other reports on N66740 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780428014519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428014519I), Apr 28, 1978: Boeing E75N1 (N66740), Swormsville, NY, Minor damage. Following landing and during 180 turn, aircraft entered a soggy area and flipped over on its back.

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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