# Accident 19730901028729A: Piper J3C65, Greene, RI, September 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1973
- Place: Greene, RI
- Airport: Riconn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N6987H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6987H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 520 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901028729A

## Narrative

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

SANDAL TYPE SHOE BECAME ENTANGLED IN RUDDER PEDALS.

## 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 NYC74DNA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA13), Sep 1, 1973: Piper J-3 (N6987H), 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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