# NTSB ANC71DAG64: Cessna 180, N6443X, Valdez, AK, January 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1971
- Place: Valdez, AK · VALDEZ, AK
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG64

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6443X), registered now, S/N 18050943, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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: Valdez

## Other investigations on N6443X (2)

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 ANC76AA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA063), Jan 27, 1976: Cessna 180 (N6443X), Mccarthy, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC74AA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA041), Oct 29, 1973: Cessna 180 (N6443X), Chitna, AK, 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.

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