# NTSB OAK77DXQ01: Cessna 210, N5061V, Elko, NV, October 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1976
- Place: Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DXQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2807   76/10/6 NR.ELKO,NV            CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 282
        TIME - 1100                    N5061V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEN ROSE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWYHEE,NV                  ELKO,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR SANK INTO SOFT RWY. PLT PREV CALLED FRIENDS ABT STRIP. NONE WERE PLTS. STRIP X-MARKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5061V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Len Rose Ranch

## 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 19761006031759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761006031759A), Oct 6, 1976: Cessna 210L, Elko, NV, Substantial damage. Nose gr sank into soft rwy. Plt prev called friends abt strip. None were plts. Strip x-marked.

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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