# Accident 19760308004519A: Piper PA23, Warwick, RI, March 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1976
- Place: Warwick, RI
- Airport: T F Green State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.7001° N, 71.4162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7001&lon=-71.4162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2277P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2277P-1976-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,626 total, 60 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760308004519A

## Narrative

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

COIL SPRING, P/N 81411-02, ON HYD ANTI RETRACTION VALVE ASSEMBLY BROKE.

## 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 NYC76FNA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA30), Mar 8, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N2277P), Warwick, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2277P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760709020709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760709020709A), Jul 9, 1976: Piper PA23 (N2277P), Greene, RI, Substantial damage. R eng spark plugs loose,all lwr ignition leads of r eng found disconnected. Gr fixed dwn psn.

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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