Accident Piper PA-23-250 Aztec N5121Y, Tuesday 18 February 1964
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Date:Tuesday 18 February 1964
Time:16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec
Owner/operator:Christian Pilot Association (Miami Wing) Inc
Registration: N5121Y
MSN: 27-2153
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Reading Regional Airport, Reading, Pennsylvania -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Reading Regional Airport (RDG/KRDG)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) 18-02-1964: Ground loop/swerve during take-off from Reading Regional Airport, Reading, Pennsylvania & collided with trees during abort. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT 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
REMARKS - DE-ICING FLUID ON WINDSHIELD RESTRICTED VISION."

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: UNK64X0602
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: Unknown at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=81822&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=5121Y

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2016 09:29 JINX Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
09-Aug-2016 15:36 Dr.John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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