# NTSB OAK78DXQ04: Cessna 182, N8185M, Winnemucca, NV, December 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1977
- Place: Winnemucca, NV · WINNEMUCCA, NV
- Location: 40.9644° N, 117.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnemucca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9644&lon=-117.7246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DXQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3664   77/12/2   WINNEMUCCA,NV       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1050
        TIME - 1818                    N8185M              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINNEMUCCA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKO,NV                     WINNEMUCCA,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED FLYING VERY LOW DURING APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8185M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8185M-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 18264554, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Winnemucca

## 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 19771202038079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771202038079A), Dec 2, 1977: Cessna 182P, Winnemucca, NV, Substantial damage. Acft observed flying very low during approach.

## Other investigations on N8185M (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 LAX93LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA309), Jul 30, 1993: Cessna 182P (N8185M), Dayton, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ALTITUDE SUFFICIENT TO CLEAR TERRAIN DUE TO ALCOHOL AND DRUG IMPAIRMENT.

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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