# Incident 19881217068349I: Beech E18S, Buffalo, NY, December 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1988, 02:55 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BUHA
- 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: N563W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N563W-1991-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 275 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217068349I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAUSE FOR REPAIRS NOT GIVEN.

## Other reports on N563W (1)

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

- [Accident 19900809031759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809031759A), Aug 9, 1990: Beech E18S (N563W), Greenwood, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost right engine on climbout. Lost control. Hit trees. Valve failure broke cylinder. 600 lbs over gross. Feathered.

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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