Type of Event | Accident |
Event Date | 12/6/2003 |
Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
Time of Event | 439 |
Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
Event City | Reading |
Event State | PENNSYLVANIA |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 19605 |
Event Date Year | 2003 |
Event Date Month | 12 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
Event Location Latitude | 402228N |
Event Location Longitude | 0755649W |
Event Location Airport | Reading Regional Airport |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | RDG |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
Degrees magnetic from airport | 118 |
Airport Elevation | 344 |
Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
Time of the weather observation | 426 Eastern Standard Time |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 300 |
Weather Observation Facility ID | RDG |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 344 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
Lowest Ceiling Height | 300 |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 0.5 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -3 |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -4 |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 20 |
Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
Wind Speed (knots) | 11 |
Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.95 |
Density Altitude (feet) | -1737 |
Intensity of Precipitation | Moderate |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | None |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
Injury Total Fatal | -- |
Injury Total Minor | -- |
Injury Total None | 1 |
Injury Total Serious | -- |
Injury Total All | -- |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 15782 |
NTSB Notification Source | FAA Eastern Region Comm Center |
NTSB Notification Date | Dec 6 2003 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | 625 |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
Date of most recent change to record | Jun 30 2004 12:15PM |
User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | Allentown |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #1 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N700QD |
NTSB Number | NYC04LA044 |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
Damage | Substantial |
Aircraft Fire | None |
Aircraft Explosion | None |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | SOCATA |
Aircraft Model | TBM 700 |
Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
Aircraft Serial Number | 174 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | 6614 |
Aircraft Category | Airplane |
Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
Flight Crew Seats | -- |
Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
Passenger Seats | -- |
Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
Number of Engines | 1 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | AAIP |
Date of Last Inspection | Nov 21 2003 12:00AM |
Airframe hours since last inspection | 68.5 |
Airframe Hours | 2568 |
ELT Installed | Yes |
ELT Activated | Yes |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
ELT Type | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | Quest Diagnostics Inc. |
Aircraft Owner Street Address | 159 Museum Road |
Aircraft Owner City | Reading |
Aircraft Owner State | PA |
Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 19605 |
Operator is an individual? | No |
Operator Name | -- |
Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Street Address | -- |
Operator City | -- |
Operator State | -- |
Operator Country | -- |
Operator Zip code | -- |
Operator Code | -- |
Owner has at least one certificate | None |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
Operator Certificate Number | -- |
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Executive/Corporate |
Second Pilot on Board | No |
Departure Point Same as Event | No |
Departure Airport Code | RDG |
Departure City | Reading |
Departure State | PA |
Departure Country | USA |
Departure Time | 439 |
Departure Time Zone | EST |
Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
Destination Airport Code | OWD |
Destination City | Norwood |
Destination State | MA |
Destination Country | USA |
Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff - initial climb |
Report sent to ICAO? | No |
Evacuation occurred | No |
Date of most recent change to record | Apr 15 2004 10:45AM |
User who most recently changed record | PEAR |
Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | 13 |
Runway Length | 6350 |
Runway Width | 150 |
Sight Seeing flight | No |
Air Medical Flight | No |
Medical Flight | -- |