- Date
- April 28, 1981
- Place
- Port Heiden, AK · PORT HEIDEN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6CCPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810428022469I
- Case key
- 125395
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0001 81/4/28 PORT HEIDEN,AK PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1130 N6CC PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 40, 5250 TOTAL HOURS, 56 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT HEIDEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAND POINT,AK PORT HEIDEN,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN OTHER REMARKS- LNDD IN CLRD AREA BESIDE RWY.COMPANY FLT PLN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6CC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Port Heiden
N6CCRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2011 · Piper PA-31-310Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6CC · 1
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