# Incident 19890402012459I: Piper PA60601, Allentown, PA, April 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1989, 23:30 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N7454S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7454S-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540P1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,320 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402012459I

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER EN ROUTE IFR. DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N7454S (1)

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

- [Accident 19811013066909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811013066909A), Oct 13, 1981: Piper 601SMITH (N7454S), Urbana, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot had lowered gear then retracted gear to locate airport then forgot to lower gear for landing.

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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