# Accident 20140927017392A: Cessna 172M, Lancaster, NY, September 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2014, 10:25 local time
- Place: Lancaster, NY
- Airport: Buffalo-Lancaster
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8983° N, 78.5806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8983&lon=-78.5806&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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,168 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA459) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140927017392A

## Narrative

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

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 SIDE WITH ITS PROPELLER. N89KD SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLAP AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE. N89KD WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A FIELD USING ENGINE POWER TO CONTROL PITCH. N9679H IMMEDIATELY HEADED TO THE GROUND NOSE FIRST IN A SLOW SPIRAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N89KD, Kevin D'Angelo SEAREY: [Accident 20140927017402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140927017402A)

## 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 ERA14FA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA459), Sep 27, 2014: Cessna 172M (N9679H), Lancaster, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The other airplane pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout for known traffic in the fly-in event traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision.

## Other reports on N9679H (2)

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

- [Incident 19930118003319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930118003319I), Jan 18, 1993: Cessna 172M (N9679H), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Landed between runway and taxiway. Pilot mistook south side lights for north side lights. Nosed over in mud.
- [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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