19790101000089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper 601PSMITH · Reading, PA · January 1, 1979

Date
January 1, 1979 · 06:30 local
Place
Reading, PA
Airport
Reading
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90521
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79DHA07
Reported as
Piper 601PSMITH
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,715 total25 in this make and model700 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Taxiing for takeoff at dawn. Did not see end of rwy. Ran off end and down embankment.

As the FAA filed it

TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT DAWN. DID NOT SEE END OF RWY. RAN OFF END AND DOWN EMBANKMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.