# NTSB ANC81DAG76: Piper PA-34, N2093R, Chignik, AK, August 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1981
- Place: Chignik, AK · CHIGNIK, AK
- Location: 56.2956° N, 158.3877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chignik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.2956&lon=-158.3877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG76

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3399  81/8/29    CHIGNIK,AK          PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N2093R              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 46, 9100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIGNIK BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KING SALMON,AK              CHIGNIK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2093R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2093R-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 34-7970139, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chignik Bay

## 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 19810829055129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829055129A), Aug 29, 1981: Piper PA34200, Chignik, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing causing 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.