# Incident 19900525026359I: Beech 3NM, Buffalo, NY, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 13:58 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BUKA
- 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: N36CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36CB-2006-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NMTS (registry code 1151048, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nmts) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525026359I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A NEW CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N36CB (2)

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

- [Incident 19880506038859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880506038859I), May 6, 1988: Beech 3NM (N36CB), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Lost right brake on rollout. Left the runway striking a runway light. Strong crosswind. Hydraulic tank low on fluid
- [Incident 19790123003499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123003499I), Jan 23, 1979: Beech 18/ (N36CB), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped on takeoff roll in a moderate crosswind.

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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