# Accident 19740908032192A: Piper PA28R200, Allentown, PA, September 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1974
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Beth.
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40762, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40762-1974-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908032192A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ON DOWNWIND LEG,JUST COMPLETED TURN FM X-WIND LEG.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N40976, Piper PA28151: [Accident 19740908032191A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908032191A)

## 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 NYC75AN034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN034), Sep 8, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N40762), Allentown, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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