# Accident 19860830043389A: Piper PA12, Menominee Falls, WI, August 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Menominee Falls, WI
- Airport: Aero Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1391° N, 88.1196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1391&lon=-88.1196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3736M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 401 total, 9 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860830043389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT TURNED AT LOW LEVEL AND HIT GROUND. FOREIGN OBJECT FOUND BLOCKING MAIN FUEL JET.

## 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 CHI86LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA214), Aug 30, 1986: Piper PA-12 (N3736M), Menominee Falls, WI, 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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