# Accident 19771202038079A: Cessna 182P, Winnemucca, NV, December 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1977
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Airport: Winnemucca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N8185M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8185M-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 750 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DXQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771202038079A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OBSERVED FLYING VERY LOW DURING APPROACH.

## 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 OAK78DXQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ04), Dec 2, 1977: Cessna 182 (N8185M), Winnemucca, NV, destroyed

## Other reports on N8185M (1)

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

- [Accident 19930730027239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930730027239A), Jul 30, 1993: Cessna 182P (N8185M), Dayton, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew stolen aircraft into side of a mountain. Alcohol and medical drugs found in post mortem examination.

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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