# NTSB CHI81FER32: Piper PA-38, N2359K, Blaine, MN, April 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1981
- Place: Blaine, MN · BLAINE, MN
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1332   81/4/8    BLAINE,MN           PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N2359K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAINE,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STALL WARNING SOUNDED AFTER LIFT-OFF.PLT LWRD NOSE,ACFT STRUCK RWY NOSE FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2359K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359K-1990-02-09), registration cancelled 1990-02-09, S/N 3879A0589 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blaine

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810408015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408015849A), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA38112, Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot lowered nose when stall warner sound and nose wheel collapsed on ground contact during takeoff.

## Other investigations on N2359K (2)

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 CHI88LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA069), Feb 25, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2359K), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW82FRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRD03), Oct 17, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2359K), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage

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.

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