# Accident 19770424011489A: Cessna A185F, Waterville, WA, April 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1977
- Place: Waterville, WA
- Airport: Waterville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.6560° N, 120.0565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERVILLE (2S5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6560&lon=-120.0565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2583S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2583S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 77 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYP23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770424011489A

## Narrative

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

DRAINAGE DITCHES PARALLEL TO RUNWAY

## 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 SEA77FYP23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP23), Apr 24, 1977: Cessna 185 (N2583S), Waterville, WA, 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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