# Incident 19790730013799I: Bac 111203AE, Allentown, PA, July 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Easton
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- 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: N1547, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1547-1988-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British BAC 1-11 203/AE (registry code 1480208, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-203-ae) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC 111203AE
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790730013799I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED AFTER LOSS OF HYDRAULICS. FOUND RUPTURED LINE.

## Other reports on N1547 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860717055139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860717055139I), Jul 17, 1986: Bac 111203AE (N1547), Orlando, FL. Lost hydraulic pressure and quantity on takeoff, declared emergency. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19801023075619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801023075619I), Oct 23, 1980: Bac 111203AE (N1547), Columbus, OH. Engine fire warning light while taxiing out, bottles fired. No fire, replaced wire and fire bottles.

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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