- Date
- October 30, 1977
- Place
- Thompson Pass, AK · THOMPSON PASS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5296DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771030040289A
- Case key
- 144149
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3811 77/10/30 THOMPSON PASS,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1043 TIME - 0900 N5296D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 30 MILE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALDEZ,AK THOMPSON PASS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT REMARKS- LOW PASS OVER RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5296D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- 30 Mile
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5296D · 2
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