42.8864° N, 78.8784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 2, 1994 · 08:11 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CZUA
Aircraft
N684JS
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total35 in this make and model
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.
Lost oil pressure on left engine during climb. Returned. Found NR5 piston had failed.
As the FAA filed it
LOST OIL PRESSURE ON LEFT ENGINE DURING CLIMB. RETURNED. FOUND NR5 PISTON HAD FAILED.