# NTSB NYC78DHA07: Cessna 340, N5RF, Allentown, PA, November 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1977
- 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 December 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DHA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3480  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alntn-Bethm-Estn

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19771129037099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771129037099A), Nov 29, 1977: Cessna 340A, Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. Brakeing action reported as poor to plt by tower before tkof.

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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