# Accident 19890730025561A: Beech A36, Allentown, PA, July 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1989, 13:35 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown Queen City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5910° N, 75.4708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5910&lon=-75.4708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2063V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2063V-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730025561A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY N2639G THAT WAS DESCENDING IN PATTERN AFTER UNLOADING JUMPERS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2639G, Cessna 182B: [Accident 19890730025562A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730025562A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA177), Jul 30, 1989: Beech A36 (N2063V), Salisbury Twp, PA, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT NEITHER PILOT WAS HEARD OVER THE RADIO ANNOUNCING THEIR POSITION AND INTENTIONS.

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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