# Incident 19961102038169I: Cessna 414A, Buffalo, NY, November 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1996, 16:08 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N20HK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20HK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961102038169I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT BUF AFTER REPORTING VIBRATIONS WHILE EN ROUTE FROM SYR TO ATW. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS DESCENDING FOR LANDING THE VIBRATIONS HAD SUBSIDED AND CONJECTURED THAT THE VIBRATIONS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ICING. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N20HK (1)

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

- [Incident 19820506027639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820506027639I), May 6, 1982: Cessna 414A (N20HK), State College, PA, Minor damage. Pilot landed on runway closed because of men, equipment (notamed) blew out tires. Pilot refused to make statement.

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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