# Accident 19831125075819A: Beech H18, Allentown, PA, November 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1983, 08:08 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EHBA
- Location: 40.5903° N, 75.4705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5903&lon=-75.4705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105PE-1984-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 145 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831125075819A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOST LEFT ENGINE. VECTORED TO ABE. BROKE OUT. STALLED CIRCLING LOW. HIT MOBILE HOME, PROPANE TANK. BURNED

## 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 NYC84FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA037), Nov 25, 1983: Beech H18 (N105PE), Allentown, PA, destroyed, 2 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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