# Accident 19770626019619A: Cessna 305A, Gunnison, CO, June 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1977
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.5480° N, 106.9246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5480&lon=-106.9246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5222G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5222G-1977-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,175 total, 14 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626019619A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN77FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA045), Jun 26, 1977: Cessna 305A (N5222G), Gunnison, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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