# NTSB OAK77DVW01: Cessna 205, N8258Z, Searchlight, NV, October 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1976
- Place: Searchlight, NV · SEARCHLIGHT, NV
- Location: 35.4554° N, 114.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searchlight, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4554&lon=-114.9204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVW01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVW01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3239  76/10/11   SEARCHLIGHT,NV      CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1200
        TIME - 1200                    N8258Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEARCHLIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEARCHLIGHT,NV              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DEVELOPED DURING ROLL OUT.NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8258Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8258Z-2013-08-26), registration cancelled 2013-08-26, S/N 205-0258, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Searchlight

## 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 19761011033929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761011033929A), Oct 11, 1976: Cessna 2105, Searchlight, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot stated severe nose wheel shimmy developed during roll out. No malfunction found.

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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