# NTSB SEA77FTI09: Cessna 172, N12752, Bozeman, MT, February 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1977
- Place: Bozeman, MT · BOZEMAN, MT
- Location: 45.6839° N, 111.0576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bozeman, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-111.0576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0239  77/2/17    BOZEMAN,MT          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 400
        TIME - 1400                    N12752              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TORRINGTON,WY               BELGRADE,MT                  WORLAND,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF GAS.STRUCK WIRES WHILE ATTEMPTING LDG ON ROAD.STUDENT/LAST ENDORSEMENT DTD 3/28/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12752](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12752-1979-08-10), registration cancelled 1979-08-10, S/N 17262231, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770217002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770217002619A), Feb 17, 1977: Cessna 172M, Bozeman, MT, Substantial damage. Ran out of gas. Struck wires while attempting ldg on road. Student/last endorsement dtd 3/28/76.

## Other investigations on N12752 (2)

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 SEA79FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FAMS3), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12752), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB SEA79FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA034), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 172 (N12752), Camas, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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