# NTSB NYC68A0129: Mystere 20, N808F, Reading, PA, June 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1968
- Place: Reading, PA · READING, PA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0129

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2046   68/6/6    READING,PA          MYSTERE 20          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N808F               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           31, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPAATZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- GR STRUCK DIRT BERM JUST SHORT OF RNWY. SHORT FLD LNDG DEMONSTRATION AT AIR SHOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N808F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MYSTERE 20
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spaatz

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.

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