- Date
- September 1, 1973
- Place
- Greene, RI · GREENE, RI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6987HPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730901028729A
- Case key
- 188688
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2382 73/9/1 GREENE,RI PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1800 TIME - 1515 N6987H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICONN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENE,RI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- SANDAL TYPE SHOE BECAME ENTANGLED IN RUDDER PEDALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6987H
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Riconn
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.