# NTSB FTW78DQD06: Cessna 305A, N5233G, Wink, TX, December 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1977
- Place: Wink, TX · WINK, TX
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DQD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3577  77/12/11 NR.WINK,TX            CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 8000
        TIME - 1330                    N5233G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIDLAND,TX                  EL PASO,TX                   PECOS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5233G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5233G), registered now, S/N 23177, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771211037619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771211037619A), Dec 11, 1977: Cessna 305A, Wink, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5233G (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 ANC87LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA068), May 11, 1987: Cessna 305 (N5233G), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage

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.

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