# NTSB ANC70A0026: Cessna 180D, N6475X, Chitina, AK, September 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1969
- Place: Chitina, AK · CHITINA, AK
- Location: 61.5158° N, 144.4369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chitina, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5158&lon=-144.4369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3179  69/9/16    CHITINA,ALAS        CESSNA 180D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1696
        TIME - 1700                    N6475X              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANAGITA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TONSINA,ALAS                CHITINA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SHORT STRIP,550 FT.TIRES BROKE THROUGH MOSS COVER ON STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6475X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6475X), registered now, S/N 18050975, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanagita

## Other investigations on N6475X (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 WPR10CA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA401), Aug 13, 2010: Cessna 180D (N6475X), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from unporting when the pilot entered into a slip during the turn to the final approach leg.

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.

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