19781121034639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Circle, MT · November 21, 1978

Date
November 21, 1978
Place
Circle, MT
Airport
Mc Cone County
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7487X
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DTA05
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
121 total121 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt overshot apch. He knew fuel supply was low before dep from hinch strip. Acft hit fence.

As the FAA filed it

PLT OVERSHOT APCH. HE KNEW FUEL SUPPLY WAS LOW BEFORE DEP FROM HINCH STRIP. ACFT HIT FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.