# Accident 19771211037619A: Cessna 305A, Wink, TX, December 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1977
- Place: Wink, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 31.7545° N, 103.1541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wink, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7545&lon=-103.1541&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5233G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5233G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DQD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771211037619A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78DQD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQD06), Dec 11, 1977: Cessna 305A (N5233G), Wink, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5233G (1)

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

- [Accident 19870510014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870510014089A), May 10, 1987: Cessna 305A (N5233G), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft nosed over during a landing on a beach. The pilot abandoned the aircraft.

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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