# Accident 19801223077409A: Cessna 180J, Thompson, IA, December 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Thompson, IA
- Airport: Thompson Halverso
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3699° N, 93.7747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thompson, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3699&lon=-93.7747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7510K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7510K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,083 total, 507 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801223077409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REVERSED COURSE BECAUSE OF WEATHER & LANDED AT FIRST AVAILABLE AIRPORT. MADE HARD LANDING IN HASTE.

## 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 MKC81DCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD04), Dec 23, 1980: Cessna 180J (N7510K), Thompson, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7510K (3)

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

- [Incident 20060616015609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060616015609I), Jun 16, 2006: Cessna 180J (N7510K), Lake Crystal, MN. (-23) The airman made an emergency landing on highway 60 due to deteriorating weather conditions and approaching nightfall. He departed st. louis, MO (1H0) for…
- [Accident 19890406006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890406006529A), Apr 6, 1989: Cessna 180 (N7510K), Marshall, MN, Substantial damage. A defective weld at the muffler allowed tail pipe to separate. Exhaust caused engine fire. Flipped over on landing.
- [Accident 19810308008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308008409A), Mar 8, 1981: Cessna 180J (N7510K), Elko, NV, Substantial damage. Over controled on correcting swerve on three point landing. Collapsed left main gear.

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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