# Incident 19890916066539I: Piper PA12, Grand Marais, MN, September 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Grand Marais, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7586° N, 90.3443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Marais, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7586&lon=-90.3443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98922, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98922) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890916066539I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT FLOAT WIRE BROKE AND STRUT COLLAPSED ON A WATER TAKEOFF. TOWED BACK TO BEACH BY COASTGUARD VESSEL.

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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