# Accident 19770508011069A: Cessna A185E, Keota, CO, May 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1977
- Place: Keota, CO
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.7028° N, 104.0752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keota, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7028&lon=-104.0752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4596F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4596F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,012 total, 68 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DTE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770508011069A

## Narrative

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

NUT MISSING FROM LANDING GEAR STRUT ATTACHING BOLT

## 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 DEN77DTE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE41), May 8, 1977: Cessna 185E (N4596F), Keota, CO, 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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