# NTSB NYC67F0176: Mooney MK20A, N8170E, Allentown, PA, September 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1966
- Place: Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0176

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2152   66/9/1    ALLENTOWN PA        MOONEY MK20A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8170E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN-EASTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- STUDENT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF TOO CLOSE BEHIND DEPARTING JET AIRCRAFT AFTER BEING CAUTIONED BY TOWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8170E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8170E-1996-01-22), registration cancelled 1996-01-22, S/N 1441 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY MK20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allentown-Easton

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.

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