40.3392° N, 75.9263° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 13, 1979 · 07:15 local
Place
Reading, PA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N135J
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE73122B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,664 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Thrust reverser assembly PN45122001 separated aircraft on takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY PN45122001 SEPARATED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF.