# NTSB NYC80DFJ11: Cessna P210N, N3693P, Buffalo, NY, June 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1980
- 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 August 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DFJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DFJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0847  80/6/27    BUFFALO,NY          CESSNA P210N        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 213
        TIME - 2230                    N3693P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER BUFFALO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUFFALO,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3693P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater 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 19800627023409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627023409A), Jun 27, 1980: Cessna P210N, Buffalo, NY, Substantial damage. Forgot to put landing gear down. Landed wheels-up.

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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