# NTSB NYC79DFJ10: Cessna 182, N94948, Buffalo, NY, February 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DFJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0404  79/2/16    BUFFALO,NY          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N94948              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 509 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENDICOTT,NY                 BUFFALO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94948](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94948-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N 172S11330 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19790216003049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216003049A), Feb 16, 1979: Cessna 182, Buffalo, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off side of runway on landing roll, struck a snow bank and flipped over. Cross wind possible factor.

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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