# Accident 19730805023909A: Piper PA24250, Lincoln, RI, August 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1973
- Place: Lincoln, RI
- Airport: North Central
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 41.9171° N, 71.4505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Lincoln, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9171&lon=-71.4505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5290P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5290P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,890 total, 103 in this make and model, 303 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730805023909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LDG GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED FOR LANDING PILOT STATED WARNING HORN DID NOT BLOW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 NYC74FNA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA08), Aug 5, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N5290P), Lincoln, RI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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