# Accident 19960907026249A: Boeing 737222, Allentown, PA, September 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1996
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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: N9004U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9004U-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907026249A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE OFF HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL, TOWER ALLERTED SAW PARKS AND SMOKE IN LEFT ENGINE, RETURNED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9004U (1)

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

- [Incident 19890831050109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831050109I), Aug 31, 1989: Boeing 737222 (N9004U), Wichita, KS. Pilot requested expeditious handling due to passenger having breathing problem. Used oxygen. No medical emergency.

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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