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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · Gunnison, CO · June 26, 1977

Date
June 26, 1977
Place
Gunnison, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5222G
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN77FA045
Reported as
Cessna 305A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
5,175 total14 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck ground in nearly 90 degrees leftbank and 70 degrees descent. Search mission.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND IN NEARLY 90 DEGREES LEFTBANK AND 70 DEGREES DESCENT. SEARCH MISSION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.