# Incident 19911121055439I: Saab SF340A, Buffalo, NY, November 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1991, 15:50 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 42.9294° N, 78.7502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9294&lon=-78.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N146CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT75A2
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92IA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911121055439I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM ENGINE IN FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY. REPLACED ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC92IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92IA035), Nov 21, 1991: Saab-Fairchild SF-340A (N146CA), Buffalo, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A FATIGUE FRACTURE ON THE PROPELLER SHAFT, THAT ORIGINATED AT A SUBSURFACE SLAG INCLUSION, WHICH REMAINED IN THE MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURE THE SHAFT.

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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