# Accident 19881120051359A: Piper PA12, Circle Pines, MN, November 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Circle Pines, MN
- Airport: Surfside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1597° N, 93.0971° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1597&lon=-93.0971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12MZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12MZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881120051359A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD. PROBABILITY OF CARBURETOR ICE PER ICING CHART.

## 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 MKC89LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA028), Nov 20, 1988: Piper PA-12 (N12MZ), Lino Lakes, 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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