- Date
- January 21, 1971
- Place
- Valdez, AK · VALDEZ, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6443XCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159769
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2209 71/1/21 VALDEZ,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1844 TIME - 0810 N6443X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALDEZ DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALDEZ,ALAS CORDOVA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- SKI/WHEEL EQUIPPED.R SKI FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT REASONS UNKNOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6443X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Valdez
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Other investigations on N6443X · 2
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