# Accident 19960503009429A: Piper PA28180, Allentown, PA, May 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1996, 22:05 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7193° N, 75.3903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7193&lon=-75.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9549J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9549J-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960503009429A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IFR AT NIGHT WITHOUT REFUELING. LOW FUEL. VECTORED ABE RAN OUT FUEL ON ILS APPROACH. HIT TREE. CRASHED.

## 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 NYC96LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA098), May 4, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N9549J), Bath, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight decision and planning, and his mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. Darkness and low clouds in the…

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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