# NTSB SEA77FYP23: Cessna 185, N2583S, Waterville, WA, April 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1977
- Place: Waterville, WA · WATERVILLE, WA
- Location: 47.6480° N, 120.0707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6480&lon=-120.0707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYP23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1393  77/4/24    WATERVILLE,WA       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N2583S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERVILLE,WA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DRAINAGE DITCHES PARALLEL TO RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2583S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2583S), registered now, S/N 18502250, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waterville

## 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 19770424011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770424011489A), Apr 24, 1977: Cessna A185F, Waterville, WA, Substantial damage. Drainage ditches parallel to runway

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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