# Incident 19800619055569I: Piper PA34200, Buffalo, NY, June 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1980, 15:14 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SKNA
- 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: N6026H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6026H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 600 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/19800619055569I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO CRACKED FITTING IN FUEL PRESSURE LINE. PRIORITY LANDING MADE. MADE GO-AROUND.

## Other reports on N6026H (2)

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

- [Incident 19911203059739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911203059739I), Dec 3, 1991: Piper PA34200T (N6026H), Selingsgrove, PA. NR1 engine lost oil pressure and failed. Landed at nearest airport. Found hole in lower engine case.
- [Incident 19781002030859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781002030859I), Oct 2, 1978: Piper PA34200T (N6026H), Buffalo, NY, Substantial damage. Broken crankshaft at 850 hours total engine time.

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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