# NTSB NYC75IN006: Dassault Falcon, N9FE, Buffalo, NY, July 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1974
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75IN006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75IN006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0017  74/7/17    BUFFALO,NY          DASSAULT FALCON     CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2250                    N9FE                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            43, 9242 TOTAL HOURS, 607
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER BUFFALO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUFFALO,NY                  CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT TIRES FAILED WHEN RECAP BEAD SEPARATED.PIECES OF TIRE DAMAGED RIGHT FLAP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9FE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9FE-1984-06-27), registration cancelled 1984-06-27, S/N 216 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT FALCON
- Registry model: [Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (registry code 2720302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Greater Buffalo

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.

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