40.5936° N, 75.4784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 17, 1987 · 14:02 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8VF
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total370 in this make and model70 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.
Due to a instrument error on the navigation system aircraft entered the abe arsa. System recalibrated.
As the FAA filed it
DUE TO A INSTRUMENT ERROR ON THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE ABE ARSA. SYSTEM RECALIBRATED.