# Incident 19890826059819I: Beech A36, Allentown, PA, August 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1989, 14:27 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: N6118U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826059819I

## Narrative

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

DOOR OPENED EN ROUTE. UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH TOWER. DISRUPTED TRAFFIC. LANDED SAFELY.

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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