# Incident 19791204048109I: Piper PA32R300, Buffalo, NY, December 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1979, 21:20 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From 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: N1028Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1028Q-1990-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 826 total, 210 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/19791204048109I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE DURING CRUISE. FOUND BLOWN GASKET ON VACUUM PUMP, ALLOWING OIL LEAK.

## Other reports on N1028Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19891122046389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891122046389A), Nov 22, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N1028Q), Johnstown, PA, Substantial damage. Missed approach in freezing drizzle on second try struck approach lights short of runway.

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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