40.5936° N, 75.4784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 7, 1985 · 11:55 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N39180
Reported as
Bolkms BK117A1
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101650B1
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total400 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed on taxiway due to engine problems. Governor failure on nr 1 engine.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED ON TAXIWAY DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. GOVERNOR FAILURE ON NR 1 ENGINE.