- Date
- April 24, 1965
- Place
- Reading, PA · READING, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2789GCessna 182B
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179103
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0739 65/4/24 READING PA CESSNA 182B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1520 N2789G PX- 0 0 2 CHECK AGE 38, 1281 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 24 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERKS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2789G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Berks
N2789GRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Cessna 182BAirframe modelCessna 182BEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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