# NTSB NYC79FA023: Beech C45, N346V, Reading, PA, January 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0964  79/1/31    READING,PA          BEECH C45           CR-  0  1  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1026                    N346V               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            30, 3003 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - READING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEWBURGH,NY                 JAMAICA,NY                   READING,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- UN EXTEND GR FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.EMERG GR EXTENSION CHAIN OFF SPROCKET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N346V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346V-2013-04-26), registration cancelled 2013-04-26, S/N AF-186, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reading Muni

## 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 19790131018719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790131018719A), Jan 31, 1979: Beech C45H, Reading, PA, Substantial damage. Landing gear failed to extend. Landed downwind on grass, gear up. Hit snow bank.

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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