# Accident 19730824027989A: Piper PA12, Greene, RI, August 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1973
- Place: Greene, RI
- Airport: Riconn
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.6968° N, 71.7837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICONN (RI11), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6968&lon=-71.7837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4029H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4029H-1973-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,266 total, 42 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730824027989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISCONNECTED GROUND WIRES AT SWITCH LOOSE BARE WIRES GROUNDED AGAINST SWITCH HOUSING.

## 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 NYC74FNA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA11), Aug 24, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N4029H), Greene, 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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