# Accident 19750302003979A: Piper PA23250, Lincoln, RI, March 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1975
- 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: N40245, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40245-1981-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 844 total, 47 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750302003979A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR LWR L DRAG LINK DISCONNECTED.ATTACH BOLT P/N 400758 WORN,COTTER PIN BKN,NUT NOT FOUND.

## 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 NYC75FNA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA33), Mar 2, 1975: Piper PA-23 (N40245), 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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