# Accident 19771129037099A: Cessna 340A, Allentown, PA, November 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1977
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Alntn-Bethm-Estn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N5RF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 250 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771129037099A

## Narrative

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

BRAKEING ACTION REPORTED AS POOR TO PLT BY TOWER BEFORE TKOF.

## 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 NYC78DHA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA07), Nov 29, 1977: Cessna 340 (N5RF), Allentown, PA, substantial damage

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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