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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Allentown, PA · May 20, 1988

Date: May 20, 1988 · 14:25 local
Place: Allentown, PA
Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2136M
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 798 total

N2136MRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7816253 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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.

VFR pilot caught on top was assisted by ATC to descend below clouds for a safe landing.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT CAUGHT ON TOP WAS ASSISTED BY ATC TO DESCEND BELOW CLOUDS FOR A SAFE LANDING.

Other reports on N2136M · 1

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

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