Piper PA30 N7178Y
11 January 1965 · Reading Pa, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 January 1965 at about 16:35 local time, a Piper PA30 registered N7178Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Reading Pa, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reading Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gen Spaats Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA30
- Registration
- N7178Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MATERIAL FAILURE OF RIGT MAIN GEAR HOUSING P/N 20752-09
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1965 | Piper PA30 | Geyser Mont, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 May 1965 | Piper PA30 | McKenzie Brij Ore, Oregon, United States | Sierra Aircraf | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1964 | Piper PA30 | Hillsboro Ore, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1964 | Piper PA30 | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1966 | Piper PA30 | Springdale Ark, Arkansas, United States | Springdale Far | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1964 | Piper PA30 | Muncie Ind, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |