- Date
- August 24, 1973
- Place
- Greene, RI · GREENE, RI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4029HPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730824027989A
- Case key
- 189301
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2336 73/8/24 GREENE,RI PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N4029H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 50, 1266 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 42 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICONN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENE,RI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LOW TENSION WIRING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT DISCONNECTED GROUND WIRES AT SWITCH LOOSE BARE WIRES GROUNDED AGAINST SWITCH HOUSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4029H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- 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.