# Accident 19811112073119A: Piper PA38112, Blaine, MN, November 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- 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: N2560K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FER12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112073119A

## Narrative

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

CARBURETOR ICING AND FUEL STARVATION OCCURRED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 CHI82FER12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER12), Nov 12, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2560K), Blaine, MN, substantial damage

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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