# NTSB UNK64X0602: Piper PA23, N5121Y, Reading, PA, February 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1964
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0602
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0602

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0399  64/2/18    READING PA          PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N5121Y              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 41, 8250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- DEICING FLUID ON WINDSHIELD RESTRICTED VISION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5121Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5121Y-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 272153 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N5121Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA69D0210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0210), Feb 14, 1969: Piper PA-23 (N5121Y), Great Falls, MT, substantial damage

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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