42.8864° N, 78.8784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 7, 1982 · 20:38 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7050U
Reported as
Boeing 72722
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right landing gear wing door separated from aircraft at cruise altitude. Doors rear spar casting failed.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT LANDING GEAR WING DOOR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. DOORS REAR SPAR CASTING FAILED.