# NTSB UNK65X1271: Piper PA30, N7178Y, Reading, PA, January 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1965
- 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: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1271
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1271

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0049  65/1/11    READING PA          PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3000
        TIME - 1635                    N7178Y              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN SPAATS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF RIGT MAIN GEAR HOUSING P/N 20752-09
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7178Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178Y-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 30-198, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gen Spaats Field

## Other investigations on N7178Y (2)

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 FTW99FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA222), Aug 16, 1999: Piper PA30 (N7178Y), Holdenville, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff initial climb. Factors were the loss of right engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the…
- [NTSB UNK65X0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0119), Oct 3, 1964: Piper PA30 (N7178Y), Reading, PA, 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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