# Incident 19800415050839I: Piper PA31350, Buffalo, NY, April 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1980, 15:10 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMPA
- 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: N27529, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27529-2016-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 1,400 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/19800415050839I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK SUITCASE LEFT ON GROUND NEAR NOSE WHEEL, LEFT SIDE.

## Other reports on N27529 (2)

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

- [Incident 19870703064609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703064609I), Jul 3, 1987: Piper PA31350 (N27529), Kulik Lake, AK, Minor damage. Right wheel encountered a soft spot on gravel ramp during taxi. Right propeller struck the ground.
- [Incident 19830725076039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830725076039I), Jul 25, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N27529), Jamaica, NY. Refueled aircraft with wrong fuel. Captain was watching. Rough engine on climb out. Returned.

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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