# Accident 19810920064299A: Piper PA23160, Yakutat, AK, September 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1981, 09:22 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4099P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4099P-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 23 in this make and model, 314 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920064299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONE-HALF MILE FROM DEPARTURE END OF 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 ANC81DAD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD08), Sep 20, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N4099P), Yakutat, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N4099P (1)

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

- [Incident 19800710060399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710060399I), Jul 10, 1980: Piper PA23160 (N4099P), Charlevoix, MI, Minor damage. Pilot heard a loud bang at gear retraction. Nose gear would not extend for landing. Actuator rod end had broken.

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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