# Accident 19970516010939A: Cessna T207A, Monument, UT, May 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1997
- Place: Monument, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 37.0800° N, 110.2505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0800&lon=-110.2505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207A (registry code 2073615, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (registry code 17266, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970516010939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HORSE ON LANDING AT PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 SEA97LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA114), May 16, 1997: Cessna T207A (N51SA), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A horse entering the runway after the aircraft touched down. Factors included no fence installed around part of the airstrip, and remedial action not possible.

## Other reports on N51SA (1)

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

- [Accident 19841219067919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841219067919A), Dec 19, 1984: Cessna STC402CESSNA (N51SA), Tonopah, NV, Substantial damage. One engine quit, forced descent into icing conditions, emergency landing. Bacteria clogged filter, lack of prist.

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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