# NTSB NYC74IN066: Boeing 737, N9154U, Allentown, PA, January 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1974
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 70 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74IN066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0002  74/1/24    ALLENTOWN,PA        BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1926                    N9154U              PX-  0  0 64                            UNK/NR, 18000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2884 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - A-B-EASTON
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURGH,PA               ALLENTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          230                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ENCTRD FOG DRG FLARE REJECTED LDG.SCRAPE MARKS ON RWY ASSOCIATED WITH NR 2 ENG AND R J-SCREW FAIR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9154U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: A-B-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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