# Accident 19760709020709A: Piper PA23, Greene, RI, July 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1976
- Place: Greene, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.7047° N, 71.7281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greene, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7047&lon=-71.7281&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,502 total, 424 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760709020709A

## Narrative

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

R ENG SPARK PLUGS LOOSE,ALL LWR IGNITION LEADS OF R ENG FOUND DISCONNECTED.GR FIXED DWN PSN.

## 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 NYC76FNA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA42), Jul 9, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N2277P), Greene, RI, destroyed

## Other reports on N2277P (1)

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

- [Accident 19760308004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760308004519A), Mar 8, 1976: Piper PA23 (N2277P), Warwick, RI, Substantial damage. Coil spring, p/n 81411-02, on hyd anti retraction valve assembly broke.

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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