# NTSB ANC76AA063: Cessna 180, N6443X, Mccarthy, AK, January 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1976
- Place: Mccarthy, AK · MCCARTHY, AK
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0043  76/1/27    MCCARTHY,AK         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6000
        TIME - 1000                    N6443X              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARTHY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHITINA,AK                  MCCARTHY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY COND,1 IN SNOW OVR GLAZE ICE.
```

## 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: Mccarthy

## 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 19760127001339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760127001339A), Jan 27, 1976: Cessna 180D, Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Rwy cond,1 in snow ovr glaze ice.

## 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 ANC74AA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA041), Oct 29, 1973: Cessna 180 (N6443X), Chitna, 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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