# Accident 19810408015849A: Piper PA38112, Blaine, MN, April 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2359K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359K-1990-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 65 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408015849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOWERED NOSE WHEN STALL WARNER SOUND AND NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON GROUND CONTACT DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI81FER32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER32), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2359K), Blaine, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2359K (2)

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

- [Accident 19880225021029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880225021029A), Feb 25, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N2359K), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Lost control in a wind gust during flare and touchdown. Veered into wind off runway nose dug in collapsed gear.
- [Accident 19811017068089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017068089A), Oct 17, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2359K), Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing when engine quit from fuel starvation.

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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