# NTSB NYC75AN034: Piper PA-28, N40762, Allentown, PA, September 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN034

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3464   74/9/8    ALLENTOWN,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1633                    N40976              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN-BETH.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLENTOWN,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  120
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  3
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- ACFT CPLTG 45 DEG APCH LEG TO DNWND.NOSEWHEEL CTCTD TOP OF R STABILATOR OF N40762.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3464   74/9/8    ALLENTOWN,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1633                    N40762              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  4                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN-BETH.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLENTOWN,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  125
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   5                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  3
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- ACFT ON DOWNWIND LEG,JUST COMPLETED TURN FM X-WIND LEG.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N40762](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40762-1974-11-08), registration cancelled 1974-11-08, S/N 28-7425159, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Allentown-Beth.

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N40976](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40976-1975-11-12), registration cancelled 1975-11-12, S/N 28-7415124, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allentown-Beth.

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740908032192A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908032192A), Sep 8, 1974: Piper PA28R200, Allentown, PA, Destroyed. Acft on downwind leg,just completed turn fm x-wind leg.
- [Accident 19740908032191A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908032191A), Sep 8, 1974: Piper PA28151, Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. Acft cpltg 45 deg apch leg to dnwnd. Nosewheel ctctd top of r stabilator of N40762.

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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