# Incident 20260404006919I: Commander Aircraft 114B, Allentown, PA, April 4, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2026, 09:35 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- 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: N114KJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114KJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commander 114-B (registry code 0145001, https://openairdocs.org/model/commander-114-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMMANDER AIRCRAFT 114B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-T4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260404006919I

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 6,000 FEET THE ENGINE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.  THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE MAKING SOME POWER AND NOTIFIED ATC OF TURNING BACK TOWARDS ALLENTOWN PA TO LAND AT AIRPORT XLL.  PILOT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS WHILE USING THE BOOST PUMP WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE POWER THEN THE ENIGINE QUIT ENTIRELY.   PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO XLL AND NOTIFIED ATC OF INTENTION TO PERFORM EMERGENCY LANDING ON PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATE I-78. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON I-78 IN WEISENBERG TOWNSHIP WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.  PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED GUEL DRIPPING FROM THE REAR ENGINE AREA.  PILOT TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE FUEL STOPPED DRIPPING OUT OF THE COWLING.

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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