# NTSB NYC76FNA30: Piper PA-23, N2277P, Warwick, RI, March 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1976
- Place: Warwick, RI · WARWICK, RI
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0723   76/3/8    WARWICK,RI          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1626
        TIME - 1720                    N2277P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T F GREEN STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SENECA FALLS,NY             WARWICK,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- COIL SPRING, P/N 81411-02, ON HYD ANTI RETRACTION VALVE ASSEMBLY BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2277P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2277P-1976-10-08), registration cancelled 1976-10-08, S/N 23888 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: T F Green State

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

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

## Other investigations on N2277P (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

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.

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