# Accident 19790101000089A: Piper 601PSMITH, Reading, PA, January 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1979, 06:30 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Reading
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N90521 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,715 total, 25 in this make and model, 700 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DHA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC79DHA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA07), Jan 1, 1979: Aerostar 601P (N90521), Reading, PA, substantial damage

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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