# Incident 19890323023689I: Piper PA28161, Allentown, PA, March 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1989, 13:43 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43744, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43744-1995-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 150 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323023689I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDED SAFELY. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N43744 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910921042459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921042459A), Sep 21, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N43744), Hacketts Town, NJ, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on runway. Tried to ground loop but slid off end sideways. Dropped down embankment to a road.

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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