# Accident 20080805843889A: Beech B35, Lockport, NY, August 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2008, 09:55 local time
- Place: Lockport, NY
- Airport: North Buffalo Suburban
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1031° N, 78.7033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1031&lon=-78.7033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5208C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5208C-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080805843889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 5, 2008 AT 0950 LOCAL TIME A BEECH B-35 AIRCRAFT N5208C RIGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM NORTH BUFFALO SUBURBAN AIRPORT (0G0) IN LOCKPORT, NY.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE PRIVATE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE AND HIS PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR PERSONAL USE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC08LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA271), Aug 5, 2008: Beech B35 (N5208C), Lockport, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power, as reported by the pilot, for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the overweight condition of the…

## Other reports on N5208C (1)

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

- [Incident 19981014029039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981014029039I), Oct 14, 1998: Beech B35 (N5208C), Laredo, TX, Minor damage. (Tty) acft was on a mechanical test flight when it landed gear up. (-23) on Wednesday October 14, 1998 at approximately 1940 local, Mr. Terry priestap…

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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