# NTSB SEA78DTA13: Cessna 172, N79190, Circle, MT, June 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1978
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DTA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1360  78/6/23    CIRCLE,MT           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 773
        TIME - 1520                    N79190              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 661 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CIRCLE,MT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79190](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79190-1990-06-18), registration cancelled 1990-06-18, S/N 17257946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brown Ranch

## 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 19780623013549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623013549A), Jun 23, 1978: Cessna 172D, Circle, MT, Substantial damage

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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