Reading – Philadelphia

On September 11, 1971 at 09:22 AM, Reading – Philadelphia experienced a crash involving Howard Super Ventura (Howard 500), operated by Youngstown Cartage Company, with the event recorded near Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Philadelphia International Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity, heavy rain falls and turbulences. On short final, the captain decided to make a go-around when the airplane struck the ground and crashed few miles short of runway. All six occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N25YC, MSN 5598, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.9527°, -75.1635°.