# Accident 19771030040289A: Cessna 180A, Thompson Pass, AK, October 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1977
- Place: Thompson Pass, AK
- Airport: 30 Mile
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Aircraft: N5296D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5296D-1999-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,043 total, 266 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAH50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030040289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOW PASS OVER RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 ANC77DAH50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH50), Oct 30, 1977: Cessna 180 (N5296D), Thompson Pass, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5296D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19961017033149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961017033149I), Oct 17, 1996: Cessna 180A (N5296D), Nunapitchuk, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: during taxiing the right wheel fell through the ice covering a hole approximate one foot deep, which caused the upper main gear bolt to shear, which…
- [Accident 19910608022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910608022529A), Jun 8, 1991: Cessna 180 (N5296D), Iiiamna, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over landing at a field site.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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