ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283970
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 September 2022 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee B |
| Owner/operator: | Proflite Aero LLC |
| Registration: | N7329F |
| MSN: | 28-25237 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Allentown, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) |
| Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On September 28, 2022, about 1340 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA28-140, N7329F, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (XLL), Allentown, Pennsylvania. The student pilot was fatally injured, and the flight instructor was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
Recorded Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data showed that the airplane departed from runway 25 at XLL about one minute before the accident. The airplane travelled southwest for about 0.8 miles on runway heading and then made a slight left turn before the end of the data. The accident site was about 450 ft and 250° from the final recorded location.
A witness to the accident, who was outside the residence where the accident occurred, reported that he did not hear the airplane until it impacted trees. The airplane then impacted the ground and a fire erupted. The witness was able to pull one of the occupants from the wreckage but was unable to extricate the other occupant before the fire engulfed the cabin section of the airplane.
The inboard portion of the left wing remained lodged in the tree about 15 ft above ground level. The remainder of the wreckage was located at the base of the tree. Examination at the accident scene confirmed the presence of all airframe and engine components. The cabin section of the airplane was consumed by fire. The right wing was located adjacent to the fuselage remnants, and the tail surfaces remained attached to the aft fuselage. The engine, with propeller still attached, was located at the front of the burned cabin section. The tip of the left wing was on the opposite side of the tree on the driveway of the residence.
Sources:
https://6abc.com/salisbury-plane-crash-lehigh-county-pennsylvania-keystone-road/12276071/
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/coroner-called-after-small-plane-crashes-in-yard-in-salisbury-twp/article_1e2bbdf0-3f57-11ed-a4d6-2737a159b9e2.html?fbclid=IwAR0-ovn8kRIe8WxlyUBkTPgz_FE8CiIQ57Ao7fYYFbCZABnG9R4z0Els1As
https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2022/09/plane-crash-with-explosion-reported-in-lehigh-county.html
NTSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a9d612&lat=40.562&lon=-75.507&zoom=16.0&showTrace=2022-09-28
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7329F
https://www.flickr.com/photos/runway27r/13941139784/in/photostream/lightbox/ (photo)
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating today's crash of a Piper PA-28 airplane in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) September 28, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 18:18 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Sep-2022 20:14 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2022 21:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2022 03:35 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 08-Oct-2022 07:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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