- Date
- December 23, 1973
- Place
- Reading, PA · READING, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1478PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731223039899A
- Case key
- 187554
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3847 73/12/23 READING,PA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1520 N1478P PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE UNK/NR, 1100 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MYERSTOWN,PA READING,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT CHANGED FREQ TO 121.9 BEFORE TWR COMPLTD CHANGE TO 125.15.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1478P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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