# Accident 19880727028209A: Cessna 180A, Northway, AK, July 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1988, 11:19 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9994° N, 141.6909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9994&lon=-141.6909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5327D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5327D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880727028209A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. FOUND RIGHT RUDDER RETURN SPRING WAS DETACHED FROM A PRIOR LANDING AND GOUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC88LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA098), Jul 27, 1988: Cessna 180A (N5327D), Northway, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5327D (1)

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

- [Incident 19820820048339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820048339I), Aug 20, 1982: Cessna 180A (N5327D), Salmon, ID. Rough engine en route. After landing found a defective cylinder.

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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