# Accident 19770409016022A: Aerosp 262ANORD, Reading, PA, April 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1977
- Place: Reading, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7886A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7886A-1977-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nord 262-A (registry code 6380501, https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP 262ANORD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,680 total, 1,380 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409016022A

## Narrative

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

NORD ACFT DSCNDS FOR LNDG AT RDG ARPT.CESSNA ACFT ENROUTE FRM LINCOLN PK,NJ TO YORK,PA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4377N, Cessna 195: [Accident 19770409016021A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409016021A)

## 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 NYC77FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA049), Apr 9, 1977: Nord 262 (N7886A), Reading, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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