# Accident 19880926041279A: Piper PA12, Bertrand, NE, September 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1988, 18:15 local time
- Place: Bertrand, NE
- Airport: Bertrand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5198° N, 99.6302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5198&lon=-99.6302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3390M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3390M-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 81 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880926041279A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO GO UNDER POWERLINES ON A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF BUT STALLED AND HIT BANK OF AN ELEVATED ROAD AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC88LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA179), Sep 26, 1988: Piper PA-12 (N3390M), Bertrand, NE, 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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