- Date
- November 10, 1972
- Place
- Reading, PA · READING, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5933YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0844 72/11/10 READING,PA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 605 TIME - 1455 N5933Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 322 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - READING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION READING,PA PHILADELPHIA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES REMARKS- CABIN DOOR OPENED AFTR GR RETRACTION.ABORTED,EXTENDED GR,NOT FULLY DOWN.DID NOT ENTER TFC PAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5933Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reading