# NTSB NYC69F0007: Piper PA-30, N7569Y, Reading, PA, June 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1723  68/6/15    READING,PA          PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2320
        TIME - 2415                    N7569Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - READING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR COCKED IN WELL.ALIGNER ASSEMBLY P/N21725-00 FORCED OUT OF ALIGNER GUIDE P/N21719-00.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7569Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7569Y-1993-11-19), registration cancelled 1993-11-19, S/N 30634 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reading

## Other investigations on N7569Y (2)

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 SEA93LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA121), May 25, 1993: Piper PA-30 (N7569Y), Afton, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S).
- [NTSB LAX78FUM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUM24), May 29, 1978: Piper PA-30 (N7569Y), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage

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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