# Incident 19930118003319I: Cessna 172M, Buffalo, NY, January 18, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1993, 23:45 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Buffalo Airfield Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8620° N, 78.7166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUFFALO AIRFIELD (9G0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8620&lon=-78.7166&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9679H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9679H-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,077 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930118003319I

## Narrative

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

LANDED BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. PILOT MISTOOK SOUTH SIDE LIGHTS FOR NORTH SIDE LIGHTS. NOSED OVER IN MUD.

## Other reports on N9679H (2)

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

- [Accident 20140927017392A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140927017392A), Sep 27, 2014: Cessna 172M (N9679H), Lancaster, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft were participating in an eaa sponsored young eagles event out of kbqr. N9679H, a CE-172 had overtaken N89KD, a experimental searey, striking the right…
- [Incident 19870318039839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870318039839I), Mar 18, 1987: Cessna 172M (N9679H), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Directional control was lost during rollout in variable wind conditions. Aircraft departed runway side.

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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