- Date
- October 29, 1973
- Place
- Chitna, AK · CHITNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6443XCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731029038619A
- Case key
- 188324
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3126 73/10/29 NR.CHITNA,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1988 TIME - 1200 N6443X PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BONITO CREEK MINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHITNA,ALAS CHITNA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT INFORMED STRIP SHOULD BE CKD BFOR LDG.MADE 5 PASSES & LND.GR BROKE THRU CRUST.5-8 IN SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6443X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bonito Creek Mine
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6443X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.