# Incident 19881206069579I: Piper PA12, Hidden Lake, AK, December 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hidden Lake, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3992M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3992M) (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 O235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881206069579I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF ON ICE COVERED LAKE. SKI BROKE THROUGH ICE. PILOT THOUGHT ICE WAS THICK ENOUGH.

## Other reports on N3992M (2)

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

- [Accident 19860125001259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860125001259A), Jan 25, 1986: Piper PA12 (N3992M), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control while landing on a frozen lake and collided with a row of trees.
- [Accident 19770712023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712023439A), Jul 12, 1977: Piper PA12 (N3992M), Slop Bucket Lk, AK, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Hit dike. Wind changed.

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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