NYC78DHA07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 340 · Allentown, PA · November 29, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 29, 1977
Place
Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5RFCessna 340
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771129037099A
Case key
144615

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3480  77/11/29   ALLENTOWN,PA        CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1750
        TIME - 0930                    N5RF                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALNTN-BETHM-ESTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLENTOWN,PA               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- BRAKEING ACTION REPORTED AS POOR TO PLT BY TOWER BEFORE TKOF.

Aircraft

Registration
N5RF
Reported as
Cessna 340
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Alntn-Bethm-Estn

FAA reports on this event · 1

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