# NTSB NYC78DFJ12: Cessna 206U, N3930G, Buffalo, NY, January 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1978
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DFJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ12

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0304  78/1/26    BUFFALO,NY          CESSNA 206U         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 21000
        TIME - 0838                    N3930G              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUFFALO,NY                  RED HOOK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      34
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       36
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 48K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3930G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206U
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buffalo

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780126001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780126001949A), Jan 26, 1978: Cessna U206C, Buffalo, NY, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 48K.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.