# Accident 19770509010499A: Cessna A185E, Winnemucca, NV, May 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1977
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Airport: Winnemucca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.8966° N, 117.8059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINNEMUCCA MUNI (WMC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8966&lon=-117.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5060R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5060R) (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 A185E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 18 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DXQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770509010499A

## Narrative

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

WIND VELOCITY 16 GUSTS TO 21.

## 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 OAK77DXQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ18), May 9, 1977: Cessna 185F (N5060R), Winnemucca, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5060R (1)

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

- [Accident 19880317009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317009389A), Mar 17, 1988: Cessna A185F (N5060R), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Made a hard landing. Lost directional control and ground looped on runway.

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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