# Incident 19810428022469I: Piper PA31, Port Heiden, AK, April 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Airport: Port Heiden
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 56.9591° N, 158.6334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORT HEIDEN (PTH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9591&lon=-158.6334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6CC-2011-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total, 56 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81IA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428022469I

## Narrative

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

ZD AFTER THREE PASSES AT RUNWAY IN DETERIATING WEATHER LANDED ON GRADED AREA ADJACENT TO 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 ANC81IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81IA047), Apr 28, 1981: Piper PA-31 (N6CC), Port Heiden, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N6CC (2)

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

- [Accident 19940718018729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940718018729A), Jul 18, 1994: Piper PA31310 (N6CC), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Poor acceleration on takeoff. Liftoff near end runway too slow to climbout ground effect. Brakes had overheated.
- [Incident 19920201004259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920201004259I), Feb 1, 1992: Piper PA31310 (N6CC), Big Lake, AK. Left overwing exit window departed on descent. Suspect handle not locked.

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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