# NTSB NYC80DHA01: Beech 58, N6094S, Reading, PA, October 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DHA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3599  79/10/27   READING,PA          BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N6094S              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 29, 2400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            777 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - READING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 READING,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6094S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- 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 19791027028999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027028999A), Oct 27, 1979: Beech 58, Reading, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed gear up. No malfunction of gear system found during investigation.

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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