- Date
- November 21, 1978
- Place
- Circle, MT · CIRCLE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7487XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781121034639A
- Case key
- 139125
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3178 78/11/21 CIRCLE,MT CESSNA 172B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 36, 149 TIME - 1415 N7487X PX- 0 0 0 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MC CONE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LINDSAY,MT RETURN CIRCLE,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT OVERSHOT APCH. HE KNEW FUEL SUPPLY WAS LOW BEFORE DEP FROM HIS RANCH STRIP. ACFT HIT FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7487X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mc Cone County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.