42.8864° N, 78.8784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 28, 1984 · 10:31 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GAIA
Aircraft
N2302F
Reported as
Cvac 24027
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R2800101
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,300 total3,000 in this make and model200 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.
Left engine started backfiring. Shut down. Unable to extend flaps. Made a no flap landing. Causes not given.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE STARTED BACKFIRING. SHUT DOWN. UNABLE TO EXTEND FLAPS. MADE A NO FLAP LANDING. CAUSES NOT GIVEN.