Piper PA-22 N937A accident near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, April 18, 2025
Piper PA-22, registration N937A, was involved in an accident near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on April 18, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA178 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 21 minutes of the flight after departing the Allentown/Lehigh Valley Intl area (KABE), reaching a maximum of 1,550 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:36 UTC, at 75 ft and 77 knots, descending at 5,760 feet per minute, about 0 km from Allentown/Lehigh Valley Intl (KABE).
The nearest weather report, from KABE (0 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-22 registered in United States (Mode S ACFFAA).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- April 18, 2025
- Location
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N937A
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA178 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Allentown/Lehigh Valley Intl (KABE)
- Nearest airport
- Allentown/Lehigh Valley Intl (KABE)
- Recorded flight
- 21 min, max 1,550 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:36 UTC, 75 ft, 77 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA178; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.