# Accident 19731029038619A: Cessna 180D, Chitna, AK, October 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1973
- Place: Chitna, AK
- Airport: Bonito Creek Mine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N6443X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6443X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,988 total, 1,988 in this make and model, 249 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731029038619A

## Narrative

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

PLT INFORMED STRIP SHOULD BE CKD BFOR LDG.MADE 5 PASSES & LND.GR BROKE THRU CRUST.5-8 IN SNOW.

## 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 ANC74AA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA041), Oct 29, 1973: Cessna 180 (N6443X), Chitna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6443X (2)

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

- [Incident 19800710060299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710060299I), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna 180D (N6443X), Cordova, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after landing tail wheel airplane.
- [Accident 19760127001339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760127001339A), Jan 27, 1976: Cessna 180D (N6443X), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Rwy cond,1 in snow ovr glaze ice.

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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