# NTSB NYC72AN167: Cessna 310, N5250A, Reading, PA, June 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1972
- 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0955  72/6/29    READING,PA          CESSNA 310          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0729                    N5250A              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 2700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPAATZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANASTOTA,NY                READING,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ILS APCH TO RWY 36 CIRCLING TO RWY 31. PLT MADE STEEP R TURN,THEN LOST CTL IN STEEP L TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5250A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5250A-2020-06-05), registration cancelled 2020-06-05, S/N 35450, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Spaatz

## Other investigations on N5250A (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 NYC71DFA62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA62), Jun 8, 1971: Cessna 310 (N5250A), Amsterdam, NY, 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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