# Incident 19781219023329I: Piper PA24250, Allentown, PA, December 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1978, 21:15 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Bethlehem Easton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N8397P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8397P-1996-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023329I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF WITHOUT MICROPHONE IN PLANE THEN LANDED GEAR UP. HAD FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.

## Other reports on N8397P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19941002032339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941002032339A), Oct 2, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N8397P), Montgomery, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees turning final at night NOTAMS on trees. Better runway available. Reported not proficient nite flight.

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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