# NTSB ANC74AA041: Cessna 180, N6443X, Chitna, AK, October 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1973
- Place: Chitna, AK · CHITNA, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](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: Bonito Creek Mine

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731029038619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731029038619A), Oct 29, 1973: Cessna 180D, Chitna, AK, Substantial damage. Plt informed strip should be ckd bfor ldg. Made 5 passes & lnd. Gr broke thru crust.5-8 in snow.

## 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 ANC71DAG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG64), Jan 21, 1971: Cessna 180 (N6443X), Valdez, 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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