Cessna 180D N6475X
16 September 1969 · Chitina, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1969 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 180D registered N6475X, operated by Polar Airways, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chitina, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chitina, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hanagita
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180D
- Registration
- N6475X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Polar Airways
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Tonsina, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3179
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SHORT STRIP,550 FT.TIRES BROKE THROUGH MOSS COVER ON STRIP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1969 | Cessna 180 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1969 | Cessna 180 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Boise Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1969 | Cessna 180 | Chistochina, Alaska, United States | Dept of Interi | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1969 | Cessna 180 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | John B Thielen | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1969 | Cessna 180C | Eagle, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jun 1969 | Cessna 180 | New Salem, Massachusetts, United States | Parachutes Inc | Serious injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |