# NTSB NYC79DHA07: Aerostar 601P, N90521, Reading, PA, January 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1979
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DHA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0045   79/1/1    READING,PA          AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1715
        TIME - 0630                    N90521              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - READING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          READING,PA                  BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PIC TAXIED ACFT OFF RWY INTO STREET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N90521 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reading

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790101000089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000089A), Jan 1, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH, Reading, PA, Substantial damage. Taxiing for takeoff at dawn. Did not see end of rwy. Ran off end and down embankment.

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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