# Accident 19740731021999A: Piper PA34200, Reading, PA, July 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Reading Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.3785° N, 75.9652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) (RDG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3785&lon=-75.9652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1040U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1040U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 101 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731021999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT WAS LANDED WITH GEAR EXTENDED BUT NOT IN DOWN AND LOCK POSITION.LOST RADIO DWND LEG FOR LDG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC75FHA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA06), Jul 31, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N1040U), Reading, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1040U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750829027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750829027399A), Aug 29, 1975: Piper PA34200 (N1040U), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. Highlines across closed rwy. Plt maneuvered to miss pwr line.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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