# Accident 19820410009149A: Piper PA28181, Allentown, PA, April 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1982, 13:15 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Queen City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5895° N, 75.4703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5895&lon=-75.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2531U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 84 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820410009149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT SNOWBANK DURING LANDING, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC82DA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA071), Apr 10, 1982: Piper PA-28-181 (N2531U), 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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