# Accident 19951019047589A: Cessna 172N, Laurel, MT, October 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1995, 10:20 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5991° N, 108.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5991&lon=-108.6809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6477D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6477D-2007-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019047589A

## Narrative

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

FLOCK OF GEESE FLEW IN FRONT PLANE WHILE LANDING. BANKED TO AVOID BIRDS. ABORTED.LANDED OFF RUNWAY.HIT CEMENT BLOCK

## 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 SEA96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA009), Oct 19, 1995: Cessna 172N (N6477D), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in inadequate altitude/clearance from hangar buildings and a subsequent emergency landing, while attempting to evade a flock of geese.…

## Other reports on N6477D (3)

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

- [Incident 19860724063089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724063089I), Jul 24, 1986: Cessna 172N (N6477D), Sheridan, WY, Minor damage. Propeller struck taxiway light as aircraft turned off runway. Landing light out. Taxiway lights not turned on.
- [Incident 19841201072509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841201072509I), Dec 1, 1984: Cessna 172N (N6477D), Wendt, SD. Pilot descended thru overcast due to ice and made landing on gravel road.
- [Accident 19801116082439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116082439A), Nov 16, 1980: Cessna 172N (N6477D), Diamond Point, WA, Substantial damage. Landed halfway down runway. Unable to stop. Ran off end down embankment.

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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