# Accident 19860720034259A: Cessna 180J, Thomas Creek, ID, July 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1986, 08:37 local time
- Place: Thomas Creek, ID
- Airport: Thomas Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7233° N, 115.0040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMAS CREEK (2U8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7233&lon=-115.0040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7583K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7583K) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720034259A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPERLY ALIGNED AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF WHICH LED TO LANDING GEAR FAILURE. PILOT WAS FLYING WITHOUT A MEDICAL.

## 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 SEA86LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA173), Jul 20, 1986: Cessna 180 (N7583K), Thomas Creek, ID, substantial damage

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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