# Accident 19780623013549A: Cessna 172D, Circle, MT, June 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1978
- Place: Circle, MT
- Airport: Brown Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.4177° N, 105.5870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circle, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4177&lon=-105.5870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79190, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79190-1990-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 773 total, 661 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DTA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623013549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA78DTA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTA13), Jun 23, 1978: Cessna 172 (N79190), Circle, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79190 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870823069749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823069749I), Aug 23, 1987: Cessna 172K (N79190), Syracuse, IN, Minor damage. Collided with an obstruction while landing on a turf runway. Pole obscured by grass and foliage at threshold.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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