# NTSB SEA77FTA02: Cessna 172B, N7536X, Circle, MT, November 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1976
- Place: Circle, MT · CIRCLE, MT
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3517  76/11/14   CIRCLE,MT           CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1100
        TIME - 1810                    N7536X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCONE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CIRCLE,MT                   RETURN                       STURGIS,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HEADWIND COMPONENT ON RETURN LEG.RAN OUT OF USEABLE FUEL.T/D 1/4MI SHORT OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7536X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccone County

## 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 19761114034469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761114034469A), Nov 14, 1976: Cessna 172B, Circle, MT, Substantial damage. Headwind component on return leg. Ran out of useable fuel.t/d 1/4MI short of arpt.

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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